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… Foundation -- to benefit children's programs in Argentina and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The pope thanked the artists and the event organizers for donating their time and talents …

… consecrated five women to the diaconate last February in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, primarily to assist in missionary churches. Modern Orthodox scholarship acknowledges the …

… is why they don't want peace!" he said. The wars in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are among the many conflicts where this is evident, said Sister Yudith Pereira Rico, … Pereira said. Military grade weaponry, however, is not the only thing used to wage war. In Congo, the violation and exploitation of women also is used as a weapon of war. Franciscan Sister … violence and abuse in the United States prior to helping victims of sexual violence in Congo. The difference between working on sexual abuse there and in the United States "was that in …

… role at the Secretariat of State in 2015 after serving as apostolic nuncio to the Republic of Congo and to Gabon from 2009-15. [Joshua J. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. His email …

… of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Missionhurst, serving Pygmies in the Congo for 17 years. The native of the Philippines, 52, is now a diocesan priest. His office, … evangelization. I think this is it," he says, drawing a parallel between his experience in the Congo and what he's trying to do at St. Vincent de Paul. "We go to where the people are and we …

… to abandon this town," said Fr. Jean-Alain Zembi, rector of Zemio, on the nation's border with Congo. "This community is being sacrificed, and I will hold you responsible for all those dead …

… the victims of a terror attack in Barcelona Aug. 17, a devastating landslide Aug. 16 in Congo, and "many other" tragic global events, the pope urged Christians to meditate on God's …

… Fredrick Nzwili … Religion News Service … The abduction of two Roman Catholic priests in Congo is raising concern over the number of hostages held by local militias in the troubled … their release,” said Bishop Marcel Utembi, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Congo. “At the moment everything seems to lead us to believe that these two priests are alive. … according to the bishop. While Cameroon, Nigeria and Mali have also seen priest abductions, Congo appears to be taking a lead. The Catholic Church is the largest religious group in Congo, …

… News Service … Armed men kidnapped two Catholic priests in the troubled North Kivu province. Congo's bishops have asked security agencies to try to rescue the priests, who served at Our Lady … were abandoned in the village of Kavasewe, not far from Virunga National Park. Eastern Congo has multiple rebel groups — including some based in Rwanda — fighting government troops. …

… Now only Iraq remains among the top six nations, in addition to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burma, Ukraine, Bhutan and Eritrea. Refugee admissions to the U.S. in fiscal 2017 (which …

… indigenous leaders from Brazil, Peru, Indonesia, Colombia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to call for urgent action to protect the forests. Inspired by Pope Francis' outspoken …

… Obama administration, through Tom Perriello, then special envoy for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes Region of Africa, also pushed the Vatican over an eight-month period to …

… militia. Armed groups were still positioned near Bangassou, close to the border with Congo, and clashes were reported in mid-May around the central town of Bria, where at least 17 …

… & Justice Network blog , two interviews with politicians from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Information Minister and a Senator in the opposition.  At RealClearPolitics , Peter …

… 2017 was not being followed. The Congolese bishops voiced their concern over rising tension in Congo in an April 20 statement after President Joseph Kabila unilaterally nominated Bruno … down. Kabila's appointment of Tshibala violates that agreement, the bishops said. Cantu said Congo could resolve its electoral crisis this year by holding free and fair elections that would …

… up to 20,000 people were believed born to white fathers and African mothers in Belgian-ruled Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. Many were forcibly fostered by Catholic orders and sent to Belgium for …

… Congress … Vatican calls on Catholics and Buddhists to work together to promote nonviolence … Congo bishops fault politicians for failed mediation … Rome — … Lay Scholars Highlight Problems …

… weeks after the Catholic Church gave up mediating in the conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's bishops are defending their record and blaming the impasse on politicians. … make up around two-thirds of the 67.5 million inhabitants of the Democratic Republic of Congo — according to the Vatican's Annuario Pontificio yearbook, published this month — and runs … in 1960, and up to 6 million people died in a series of 1995-2003 wars, fought mainly over Congo's rich natural resources.  Last summer, the bishops' conference launched a mediation bid …

… demand for metallic ores used in cellphones is thwarting efforts to end war and violence in Congo, said an African priest. Any person who possesses a cellphone or other electronic device … to exploit the country," the priest said in an April 19 statement by the charity. Fighting in Congo is being perpetuated by a struggle over access to such ores as coltan, from which niobium … a government-opposition power-sharing settlement and, within days, violence erupted in eastern Congo. "The Catholic Church is highly respected in this country because it has never let itself …

… are, in order: Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, United States, Italy, France, Colombia, Spain, Congo and Argentina. The number of baptized Catholics grew 1 percent in a year to reach 1.285 …