Catholic Aid Worker Shot in Darfur

(ANS) – A Catholic aid worker of Belgium ‘s charity Caritas was shot and seriously injured while delivering vital medical supplies to a refugee camp in Sudan ‘s war-torn Darfur region, Catholic officials said Wednesday September 1. The man, whose nationality was not revealed, “came under fire as he was traveling in a vehicle carrying aid supplies to Mershing,” in southern Darfur , the Roman Catholic charity was quoted as saying. It has added to concern about Christian relief efforts to tackle what aid workers call the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”, said an official of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD).