Bishop David Malloy of Rockford (IL), the chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing “gratitude for your sustained leadership and collaboration with a wide range of regional and neighboring countries to end the violence in Sudan.”
Bishop Malloy attached for reference a June 30 statement by the bishops of neighboring South Sudan.
Since a conflict erupted in the largely Muslim nation of Sudan in April, Pope Francis has repeatedly called for dialogue and prayers for peace (April 16, April 23, May 21). The apostolic nuncio has bemoaned “scenes of horror,” as has the Vatican newspaper.