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DR Congo: ‘I want to become a priest to proclaim hope to those who have lost everything’
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 thought of becoming a priest himself was close to his heart.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: bishop denounces persecution of the local Church
“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 be “targeting particularly the structures of the Church.”
Kidnapped sister in Democratic Republic of the Congo is freed
idnappings, especially of priests and religious, have become a weapon and a means of pressure in numerous African countries.”
Democratic Republic of the Congo: ‘We are in a state of utter misery’
He calls it Islamization because “anyone who has been kidnapped by these terrorist groups and managed to escape from them alive has told the same story. They were given the choice between death and converting to Islam.”
Democratic Republic of the Congo: authorities fail to stem Islamist terror
“They were given the choice between death and conversion to Islam. They were given Muslim names to cement their identity.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: ‘We have been on the Via Dolorosa for years’
“The people here simply don’t count. They have the feeling that the government doesn’t even exist here. We feel as though the state authorities have abandoned us.”
Crux: ACN helps sisters in Democratic Republic of the Congo fight poverty, cope with pandemic
The continued presence of the religious sisters in the area, even at the risk of their own lives constitutes “the very definition of agape, self-giving love.”