Christians in Southern Sudan Face Ominous Threat from the Moslem North

Almost four million Christians have died in civil wars in Sudan in the past fifty years. The following article by Paul Jackson for Catholic Online provides an excellent analysis of the situation. Prayers are much needed for peace in this huge country.

Catholic Online: With less than 100 days to go to the referendum on Southern separation from the Khartoum government, the Bishops of South Sudan are crying out to raise awareness of the situation in the South of Sudan. It seems like the world has forgotten the plight of Southerners in Sudan. But the suffering, humiliation and persecution at the hands of the Khartoum government continues. Read full article here.