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… Catholic News Service … Congo's bishops said Catholics are facing a new wave of violence following the collapse of a … a government-opposition power-sharing settlement and, within days, violence erupted in eastern Congo. "The militias are continuing their macabre operations — each passing day sees new killings …

… , … archbishop says … Human rights investigators … killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo … Congo's Catholic bishops … give up on peace mediation … A. James Rudin: … Cardinal William Keeler …

… Catholic News Service … Catholic bishops in Congo have abandoned attempts to arrange a government-opposition power-sharing agreement, amid …

… Our Lady of Grace Parish has embraced two refugee families from the Democratic Republic of the Congo . • In the Rochester Diocese of New York, more than 500 people took part in a Feb. 3 "Stand …

… companies they no longer had to disclose whether their firms use "conflict minerals" from Congo. Western firms have been accused of working with violent gangs in Congo to obtain minerals used for producing mobile phones, laptops and other consumer objects, … he told Catholic News Service in mid-February. He said if such an order were signed, Congo's bishops would work with church organizations in the U.S. and Europe to have it reversed. …

… is that we can find agreement that whether you're a patient in the U.S. or a patient in the Congo, humanity dictates that people have access to these life-saving treatments," she said. The …

… Catholic News Service … Congo's bishops are urgently seeking to rescue a government-opposition peace accord, reached in … had not yet approved the document, which must be finalized and signed by Jan. 28. Meanwhile, Congo's Council of Lay Catholics urged politicians to stop "abusing the good faith of church and …

… is a Franciscan Missionary of Mary from Mexico who now lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is a professional psychologist, trained in accompaniment. She received novitiate … formation in Managua, Nicaragua, and ministered in Chile, the United States, Tunisia and Congo. She has shared her life with: people recuperating from drug addiction; at-risk children; … States; immigrants in Tunisia; women survivors of sexual violence and vulnerable children in Congo. …

… U.S. special envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa: on preventing civil war in the Congo ; the latest on this story: … Kabila backs bishops' role in DR Congo crisis … Vatican City - … McDonald's branch opening near Vatican angers Catholic Cardinals …

… Jonathan Luxmoore … Catholic News Service … Catholic leaders in Congo said they hope for lasting peace, after the bishops' conference helped mediate a … opposition leaders and representatives of President Joseph Kabila. Kinkupu told CNS that Congo's feuding politicians had been unable to arrange their own talks and could be thankful for …

… to delay autumn elections. The bishops withdrew from a national dialogue in October, after Congo's electoral commission claimed voter lists had not been updated. In their statement, the … killing 49 and injuring and arresting hundreds more. In late November, the pope urged Congo's political and religious leaders to take "every action to build bridges" and "install a …

… a list for free government housing. Many who live in the area are immigrants from Somalia and Congo and fear attacks on foreigners. "We never ask for identification documents; we are here to …

… and pool room run by Mama Nadi in a small town in the civil war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The girls must provide more than food and drink to the soldiers and miners who arrive …

… pacifist or not -- it's an important question, but it's not a question in terms of Colombia or Congo, where the church is deeply engaged in building peace." "The issue is how can the church in …

… to make a difference in her home country and is on fire to do that." Another refugee from the Congo is living in Nairobi in a two-room place with 13 children along with her sister. They are …

… 23, 2016) … Just peace approach can elicit better strategies than war   … (Aug. 24, 2016) … Congo bishops help facilitate talks between government, opposition …  (Sept. 1, 2016) … Detroit …

… Luxmoore … When government and opposition representatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's most Catholic country, sat down for talks in late August, they could thank church … Most agree it offers the best chance of peace for a generation in the long-troubled Congo.  "We've presented our peace initiative to the United States and European Union, as well as … to stop a descent into disorder," Msgr. Leonard Santedi Kinkupu, secretary-general of the Congo's bishops conference, told NCR . "All sides have welcomed our efforts and seem absolutely …

… "My thoughts particularly go to the inhabitants of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, recently struck by new massacres," he said, referring to reports that suspected rebels …

… Olympic team. "They represent all of us today," said an emotional Mirelle Muluila, also from Congo. "They represent the strength it takes to come from nothing and being considered a … of these athletes. "It is wonderful to see them compete," said Jean Nzuzi, 16, who fled Congo when he was 6. Nzuzi speaks perfect Portuguese and seems totally adapted to the "Brazilian … two refugees now living in Brazil were living in a center for displaced children in Kinshasa, Congo, when they discovered their love for judo. Their perseverance in the sport paid off, and …

… witness they are giving the world. Naming each of the team's athletes from South Sudan, Syria, Congo and Ethiopia, Francis said he had read some of the interviews with team members "so that I …