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DR Congo: One of the liveliest Churches in Africa
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The key to achieving a vibrant Church is through formation, which begins at an early age in the DRC. The Church plays a prominent role ...
DRC: The Church at the bottom of a mine
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Equipped with rocks and hammers, they grind the mineral into a dust and sift it in the bottom of a basin, just like the ...
DRC bishops: ‘May the government accept its responsibilities’
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They possess vital minerals, particularly coltan, which is indispensable for high-tech devices. But these blessings have become curses for inhabitants of the region, who are ...
Democratic Republic of Congo: A priest in prison
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The drastic lack of resources is evident as soon as one sees the overcrowded cells, which have neither electric light nor windows. More than 300 ...
Pope visits Congo and South Sudan as messenger of peace
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“The impact of the Catholic Church in DRC is difficult to overestimate. Its schools have educated more than 60 percent of the nation’s primary school ...
Congolese bishops warn that country could break up
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“The hour is grave. Our country is in danger,” warn the bishops, “if we are not careful, we are going to wake up one morning ...
Nun is murdered in DR Congo
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"They looted everything they could find, taking medicines, and at the end they set fire to the building. A nun, who is also a doctor ...
Congolese saddened by cancellation of papal visit
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There is still hope in the DRC that Pope Francis will become the first Pope to travel to east Congo, a region very badly ...
DR Congo: ‘I want to become a priest to proclaim hope to those who have lost everything’
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The missionary priests who served his community made a lasting impression on him. As soon as he could, he began serving at Mass, and the ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: bishop denounces persecution of the local Church
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"The Church is one of the few bodies speaking out against injustice and violence, and for this reason, the archbishop believes, the attacks appear to ...