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On 20 April, an ecumenical delegation led by World Council of Churches president from Africa His Holiness Most Rev. Dr Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, of the Church of the Lord (Prayer Fellowship) Worldwide, met with Sudan president General Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan. 

Churches in South Sudan shared Easter messages of hope, even amid troubling times for the African nation.The South Sudan Council of Churches, in its message, emphasized renewed hope. “In today’s world, marked by so many conflicts and so much suffering, we understand that many of us feel disheartened,” reads the message.

Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban from South Sudan has died in Nairobi, Kenya, at the age of 87, the Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Church in South Sudan and Sudan announced on 1 November.

An ecumenical global prayer on 28 July expressed solidarity, hope, and lament as the people and churches of Sudan continue to exist amid conflict and violence.

Church leaders in South Sudan emphasized peace and hope, as the world’s youngest nation marked the 12th Independence Day.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen gehört zu den in Afrika beheimateten ökumenischen Organisationen und internationalen Partnern, die am 24. Juni eine gemeinsame Erklärung zum Sudan unterzeichnet haben.

The World Council of Churches was among ecumenical organizations based in Africa and international partners that signed a 24 June joint statement on Sudan.

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) rief in einer öffentlichen Erklärung zu einer dauerhaften Einstellung der Feindseligkeiten im Sudan auf, wo die Menschen nach wochenlangen intensiven Kampfhandlungen zwischen der sudanesischen Armee und den paramilitärischen Rapid Support Forces vor einer humanitären Katastrophe stehen.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a public statement, urged a permanent cessation of hostilities in Sudan, where people are facing a humanitarian catastrophe following weeks of intense fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

In einem Hirtenbrief an die Kirchen und die ökumenischen Partner im Sudan betet der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, um Frieden für das leidende Volk dieses Landes.

„Wir haben mit Trauer und Bestürzung die jüngsten Berichte über die eskalierenden Auswirkungen des derzeitigen Konflikts und über die unsichere Lage der Kirchen und Religionsgemeinschaften im Sudan zu Kenntnis genommen“, schrieb Pillay.

In a pastoral letter to churches and ecumenical partners in Sudan, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended prayers for peace for the suffering of the people.

“We have received with sadness and alarm recent reports of the escalating impacts of the current conflict and insecurity on the churches and religious communities of the country,” Pillay wrote.

During an ecumenical morning prayer held 15 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) staff and partners observed the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace, holding in prayer many nations across the world facing challenges to living together in harmony.

In einem Hirtenbrief an die Kirchen im Südsudan und an das norwegische Hilfswerk Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) zeigte sich der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) Pastor Dr. Jerry Pillay schockiert und betroffen über den Angriff auf Fahrzeuge des NCA in Imehejek, Lopa Lafon, im Bundesstaat Eastern Equatoria im Südsudan. 

In a pastoral letter to the churches of South Sudan and to Norwegian Church Aid, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed shock and sadness about the news of an attack on Norwegian Church Aid vehicles in Imehejek, Lopa Lafon, in the Eastern Equatoria region of South Sudan.