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Priest killed in Sudan
June 16, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Father Luka Jomo, the pastor of a Catholic parish in El Fasher, Sudan, was killed on June during an attack on the town by an armed militia group.
The priest was reportedly killed by a stray bullet during a gunfight. He is believed to be the first Catholic priest killed in the fighting in Sudan’s Darfur state. The town where he served remains under siege by rebels.
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