Forced Islamisation in Congo’s eastern provinces worries Catholic bishops

When an attack occurs in eastern Congo, the main causes are believed to be the illegal exploitation of mineral resources, competition for land and politics. But forced Islamisation – linked to extremists with ties to the Islamic State group – is emerging as a new twist in violence in the mineral-rich provinces, said the country’s Catholic bishops. The... Read More

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March 5, 2021

Congo’s bishops say diplomat’s death drew attention to insecurity

As they mourned the killing of the Italian ambassador to their country, Congo’s Catholic bishops said the nation’s deaths, massacres, kidnappings and displacement underlined the toxic state of security, especially in the mineral-rich eastern regions. The recent killing of Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio and two others shocked the country and the international community, but it also drew attention... Read More

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February 25, 2021

Pope joins Italians mourning deaths of ambassador and officer in Congo

Pope Francis has joined the people of Italy in mourning the murders of the country’s ambassador to Congo and an Italian officer in his security detail, both young men the pope described as “servants of peace and law.” Ambassador Luca Attanasio, 43, and 30-year-old officer Vittorio Iacovacci of the Italian military police died after being shot in an ambush in North Kivu... Read More

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September 19, 2020

Congolese bishops back protection for doctor who works with rape victims

Congolese bishops are expressing solidarity with Denis Mukwege, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning gynecologist who has received death threats over his continued call for justice and accountability over war crimes. The doctor – who shared the 2018 prize with victims of sexual violence in Congo – has been repairing women torn apart by rape in the... Read More

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July 2, 2020

As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed

As Congo celebrated 60 years of independence from Belgium, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa said the “great dreams” of the people had been shuttered by successive regimes. “We have known successive autocratic regimes that have come to power like the colonialist without any concern for the will of the people, and this continues today: by... Read More

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June 12, 2020

Congo’s new Ebola outbreak adds strain as agencies respond to Covid-19

As Congo battles the Covid-19 pandemic, a new Ebola outbreak has resurfaced in the northwest, just as authorities were prepared to declare the end of Ebola in three eastern provinces. The cases were confirmed in Mbandaka, a port city on River Congo on 31st May. By 8th June, there were 12 cases, nine of which... Read More

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April 17, 2020

Congolese archbishop highlights double challenge of Ebola and Covid-19

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread in Congo, the country’s Catholic bishops are insisting on measures to also fight Ebola, the deadly epidemic that has made a surprise return. In the week beginning 10th April, three new cases of the deadly disease were detected in eastern Congo. Congolese health authorities reported that a 26-year-old... Read More

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April 1, 2020

Three African countries show varied preparations for Covid pandemic

Caritas Ghana has put in place a nine-month emergency response plan with the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference to ensure that the poor and vulnerable receive critical and basic services in the two archdioceses most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. Parishes in the archdioceses of Accra and Kumasi will be asked to help in setting up... Read More

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March 1, 2020

Deacon Blue stars return from DR Congo to launch SCIAF’s WEE Box appeal

Deacon Blue stars Lorraine McIntosh and Ricky Ross have launched SCIAF’s 2020 WEE BOX BIG CHANGE appeal having just returned from seeing the charity’s work in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This year, the appeal tells the story of how donations from the Scottish public have helped women affected by sexual violence in the troubled... Read More

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January 9, 2020

Catholic leaders say Congo risks being broken apart by violence

A year after Congo’s new president pledged to restore democracy and stability, the country’s Catholic leaders said the country faces being broken up by prolonged violence. Mgr Andre Massinganda, deputy secretary-general of the Congolese bishops’ conference, told Catholic News Service that the Church was concerned with “how to bring peace to those areas where war... Read More

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Forced Islamisation in Congo’s eastern provinces worries Catholic bishops

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Congolese bishops back protection for doctor who works with rape victims

As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed

Congo’s new Ebola outbreak adds strain as agencies respond to Covid-19

Congolese archbishop highlights double challenge of Ebola and Covid-19

Three African countries show varied preparations for Covid pandemic

Deacon Blue stars return from DR Congo to launch SCIAF’s WEE Box appeal

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