A bishop has raised concerns over the well-being of Filipinos living in Sudan, which has been besieged with armed clashes between security forces and paramilitary troops.
"They are in a very difficult and dangerous situation," said Bishop Ruperto Santos, vice chairman of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People , according to the post on the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines website.Bishop Santos called on migrants' chaplains to offer Masses for their safety and for peace in Sudan."We are with you.
One group is led by Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the other is led by his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces . International leaders, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, has been calling for a ceasefire between the two factions and a return to the negotiating table.
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