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Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds in St. Peter's Square after praying the Angelus on Jan. 18, 2026. | Credit:…
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Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds in St. Peter's Square after praying the Angelus on Jan. 18, 2026. | Credit:…
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Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds in St. Peter's Square after praying the Angelus on Jan. 18, 2026. |Credit: Vatican…
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Pope Leo XIV voices concern over renewed fighting in eastern Congo, urges dialogue
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the Angelus on December 14, 2025.…
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Vatican halts seminary formation in DR Congo diocese ‘until further notice’
Bishop Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa is the apostolic administrator of the Congolese Wamba Diocese. / Credit: Radio Moto ACI Africa, Oct…
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Locals call for prayer as 70 bodies found in Democratic Republic of Congo church after attack
North and South Kivu have been embroiled in armed conflict for years. / Credit: MONUSCO/Clara Padovan ACI Africa, Feb 23,…
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Democratic Republic of Congo bishops stress need for ceasefire, dialogue, and human dignity
Pope Francis meets the Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his final day in Kinshasa on Feb.…
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As fighting rages on in Eastern DR Congo, Catholic charity steps up humanitarian response
In a Jan. 29, 2025, report, the leadership of the aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales…
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Catholic journalist murdered in Democratic Republic of Congo eulogized as ‘man of peace’
Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of the Goma Diocese presides over the Oct. 1, 2024, funeral Mass for Edmond Bahati Mbarushimana,…
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14 Catholics killed in Democratic Republic of Congo after refusing to convert to Islam
On his second day in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, Feb. 1, 2023, Pope Francis listened to the stories of…
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