Overview
- During his Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV condemned indiscriminate violence against women and children and attacks on unarmed civilians in North Darfur.
- He appealed for an immediate ceasefire and the urgent opening of humanitarian corridors, urging the international community to act decisively and generously.
- The United Nations reports that hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters were killed when the Rapid Support Forces took Al-Fashir after an 18‑month siege.
- Since the city’s capture, observers have reported summary executions, sexual violence, assaults on aid workers, looting and abductions, with communications largely cut off.
- The pope also called for peace and dialogue in Tanzania following post‑election clashes that left numerous victims.