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Pope Leo XIV Urges Sudan Cease-Fire, Ukraine Truce, Corridors

8/9/2026

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Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in Sudan and a cease-fire in Ukraine during his Angelus address on August 9, 2026.
He urged authorities to open humanitarian corridors for civilians in El-Obeid.
He warned that over 14 million Sudanese have been displaced in three years of conflict and that nearly 400,000 people in El-Obeid face food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme.

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Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in Sudan and a cease-fire in Ukraine during his Angelus address on August 9, 2026.
He urged authorities to open humanitarian corridors for civilians in El-Obeid.
He warned that over 14 million Sudanese have been displaced in three years of conflict and that nearly 400,000 people in El-Obeid face food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme.