(RNS) — As government-aligned troops return to Sudan’s capital, its Anglican cathedral begins its recovery from years of civil war. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After it was converted into a paramilitary base, its pews chopped into firewood by soldiers and its compound turned into a graveyard, All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum, the war-ravaged Sudanese capital, is rising again. In October, the cathedral, the seat of the Church of Sudan, a member of the Anglican Communion, resumed activities, albeit with only a few people, according to Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo. The government of hope returns to the national capital,” Prime Minister Kamil Idris told reporters in Khartoum in January. In an earlier interview, Kondo told RNS that it will cost the church millions of dollars to repair the damage.