How Sudan’s Catholics are surviving the war

How Sudan’s Catholics are surviving the war

When civil war broke out in Sudan two years ago today, there were more than 1.2 million Catholics in the country.St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Khartoum, Sudan. David Stanley via Wikipedia (CC BY 2.0).Although 90% of the nation’s roughly 50 million-strong population is Muslim, Sudan has had a significant Catholic presence for almost 200 years. Africa’s third-largest country is linked with saints such as Josephine Bakhita and Daniele Comboni, and oth…