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Sudan Christmas 2009

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Welcome, I am Bishop Macram Gassis, of El Obeid Diocese, Sudan. And I can bear witness to more than 20 years of religious persecution, enslavement, rape, torture, starvation and murder of my people at the hands of the Sudanese government.

I can tell you of the 2.2 million people who have perished as the direct result of a campaign of genocide against Sudan's Christian and non-Muslim population—a death toll greater than all the victims in Bosnia, Kosovo and Rwanda combined.

I can tell you without hesitation that the Sudanese government has bombed churches, schools, hospitals and refugee centers. For over 20 years, the Catholc Church has provided the people with the basics needed to preserve life and to find Christ.

I can tell you that the regime has tortured and killed its own citizens including catechists, teachers and priests. I can tell you that the Sudanese government supports the selling of Christians and non-Muslims as slaves.

What's more, I can tell you that millions of our brothers and sister in Sudan have no homes, and so must find shelter wherever possible under extremely unhealthy conditions. They are in need of clean water, food and basic sanitation.

That is why in 1998 I established the Bishop Gassis Sudan Relief Fund for the purpose of bringing food, clothing, shelter, medical attention and the Gospel of Christ to the people of Sudan.

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Sudan in the News

'The Pulse of Sudan"
Bishop Gassis Defends the Faith in War-Torn Region

The head of the U.N.-AU Mission in Darfur, known as UNAMID, said Tuesday that there has been steady progress in talks between the Sudanese government and a major opposition group, but that the security situation in Darfur has deteriorated.
2010-07-28

Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference (SCBC): A Message of Hope and a Call to Action
2010-07-28

Sudan's bishops have issued a pastoral letter on the January 2011 referendum that will determine whether the southern part of the nation secedes and forms a new nation.
2010-07-28

There is a risk of increased instability in Sudan due to a lack of a peace deal for Darfur and a looming referendum on whether South Sudan should secede from the North, the U.N. chief said in a report released on Monday.
2010-07-27

Revolutionary Father: Bishop Macram Gassis shepherds the founding of a civilization.
2010-07-26

Omar al-Bashir, fresh off press crackdown in Sudan, defies ICC in visit to Chad Sudan President Omar al-Bashir today flew to Chad on his first visit to a full member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since his arrest warrant was issued. He left amid a severe crackdown on press freedoms at home.
2010-07-23

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