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… people to do more … Supreme Court blocks Trump administration's effort to end DACA …  in March Congo's bishops:  … Two killed during protests against 'dictatorship' … Mideast Christian leaders …

… Catholic News Service … Congo's bishops said a young Catholic was killed at point-blank range and another was shot dead … forces." In a Feb. 26 statement, Leila Zerrougui, head of the U.N. stabilization mission in Congo, demanded an inquiry and said she regretted more deaths had occurred, "despite orders given …

… call for a day of prayer and fasting for peace in war-torn countries like South Sudan and Congo is also a reminder for world leaders to protect their countrymen from violence and … Francis had called for a day of prayer and fasting for peace Feb. 23, with special prayers for Congo and South Sudan. "Our heavenly Father always listens to his children who cry out to him in … pope had said. Fighting involving government troops, rebel forces and militias continues in Congo, especially in the East, but tensions also have erupted as protests grow against President …

… Service … On the day Pope Francis designated for global prayers for peace in South Sudan and Congo, Catholic bishops in South Sudan said their leaders needed help to discern how to "beat … of Bosnia, some victims have been compelled to rape close family members, the report says. Congo has more than 3 million refugees and an estimated 11 million needing humanitarian inside …

… Catholic News Service … Congo's Catholic bishops denounced attempts to discredit their church's leaders and demanded the … the president to stay in office pending elections by the end of 2017. However, in November, Congo's Electoral Commission said the ballot had been postponed until Dec. 23, 2018. Congolese …

… had called Catholics to join a day of prayer and fasting Feb. 23 specifically for peace in Congo and South Sudan, he told the Melkites, "I will not fail to remember, in a special way, …

… Mark Pattison … Catholic News Service … Just as people are "struggling to survive" in Congo, aid agencies are struggling to meet their needs, said one aid worker. Political unrest in … very well educated ... and half of them are child soldiers." It's a hit-or-miss situation in Congo. "Some areas are well-controlled. Local administration functions quite well," Nava said. …

… of the planet "an ethical problem" and quoting Pope Francis, who has called the Amazon and Congo Basins the lungs of the planet, López made clear that the church's social teaching is very …

… Msgr. Donatien Nshole Babula, said church leaders believed a solution of the Congo crisis rested with a December 2016 church-brokered accord that contained provisions for an …

… throughout the globe. Civil wars in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Somalia and Central African Republic caused hundreds of thousands of deaths — …

… an early advocate of U.S. action to stop genocide in Sudan's Darfur region, and visited Congo and Rwanda to decry humanitarian crises and call for better coordination in foreign aid …

… Catholic News Service … Security forces in Congo violently dispersed protesters who were demanding that President Joseph Kabila hold fresh … Jan. 21. The church's lay coordinating committee organized the demonstrations. U.N. radio in Congo reported coalition parties criticized the church for organizing the protests. … an opposition head of government, pending elections by the end of 2017. However, in November, Congo's Electoral Commission said the ballot would be postponed till Dec. 23, 2018. Earlier in …

… … Network lobbyist and justice-seeker, remembered … Sister shares stories of brutality in Congo … , hopes awareness will bring help Column:  … Growing closer …

… and humanitarian crisis." Francis singled out South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Nigeria and the Central African Republic, as places "where the right to life is …

… forms of ideological colonization," 3) singled out South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Nigeria and the Central African Republic, as places "where the right to life is …

… Jonathan Luxmoore … When bishops from the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo recently urged their country's president to step down, it was only their latest vigorous … intervention in what's widely considered Africa's most Catholic country. For a whole year, Congo's bishops have sought to salvage a church-brokered peace accord between Joseph Kabila and …

… Catholic News Service … Church leaders in Congo expressed shock after security forces fired on Catholic protesters, leaving at least eight … to free expression." The Catholic Church makes up around half the 67.5 million inhabitants of Congo, and the bishops have pressed Kabila to step down since his second and final term expired … an opposition head of government, pending elections by the end of 2017. However, in November, Congo's Electoral Commission said the ballot would be postponed until Dec. 23, 2018. In a …

… a number of countries, including Syria, Iraq, Venezuela, Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia, Burundi, Congo, Central African Republic and Nigeria. But Americans are suffering too. If you haven’t …

… Pope Francis also prayed for the children and people of South Sudan, Somalia, Burundi, Congo, Central African Republic and Nigeria. "We see Jesus in the children worldwide wherever …

… stories, and prayed with them.  Refugees from countries including Mexico, Somalia, Iraq, Congo, South Sudan, Myanmar and Bhutan are taking part in specialized food processing and …