Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace for South Sudan and the DRC
By Susan Gunn, Communications Manager
Pope Francis is calling for a day of prayer and fasting for South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, February 23. He is calling for all Christians to participate in response to the continuous and overwhelming violence and political turmoil in the two African nations.
Our handout offers background information, a prayer, and links to learn more about Maryknoll missioners working to stop this growing humanitarian catastrophe. Maryknoll missioners are there – working at a nursing and midwifery school and teacher training college in South Sudan and at a refugee camp in Uganda.
Read more analysis of the situation in NewsNotes, our bimonthly newsletter.
Photo by Sean Sprague/South Sudan