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… their homes in the northeastern Congolese bush because of the ongoing civil strife in the Congo. Many of the women have been forced to marry members of the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group led by Joseph Kony, whose activities have destabilized not only Congo but disrupted life in neighboring African nations as well. Last year, she testified to … an interpreter during the Sept. 12 conference call, Namaika said, "When I arrived here in Congo in 2003, I started helping women who didn't have a chance to go to school. So when the …

… there every day for a meal, then conversed with refugees from various countries, including Congo, Somalia and Colombia. Before his remarks, he heard short speeches of greeting from …

… Francis Njuguna … Catholic News Service … A bishop from eastern Congo said people in the area continue to suffer from an ongoing government-rebel conflict, and … community would help relieve the situation. Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Kindu, Congo, told Catholic News Service in Nairobi that people in and around North Kivu and Goma were … Lakes Region met Thursday with U.N. officials in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss the situation in Congo. In late August, Congolese troops, backed by a special U.N. force, launched a fresh assault …

… ; … Damascus, Syria; … Baltimore … ; … Newark, N.J. … ; … Fiji; … Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo … . … Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, Evangelical Lutheran join …

… served as an advisor to the U.S. bishops and as a missionary to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was elected the leader of the Order of Friars Minor in May. The order counts among its …

… been a month of killing in Syria, in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, my mind says. Yes, says my heart, but just hold on to your sense of loss in Egypt. My mind …

… community who appeared to be taking care of the church. They had a visiting priest from the Congo. Clearly there was no real parish life, but rather, this faithful remnant needed to be …

… -- Cardinals Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, India, and Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasha, Congo -- also are part of the eight-member group Pope Francis named in April to advise him about …

… is only one of many countries in desperate need: "Is it much different from the situation in Congo?" Despite the range of global crises that his job requires him to think about every day, …

… to the U.S. bishops and for ten years as a missionary to the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been elected the next leader of the main group of the world's Franciscans. Fr. Michael … in 1984. He worked for a decade for Franciscan programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before becoming an international policy adviser for the U.S. bishops' conference and then …

… be a mother, according to the group's international index, is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And how does the United States fare? Not nearly as well as many would hope. In its 14th … Niger … 173. … Mali … 174. … Sierra Leone … 175. … Somalia … 176. … Democratic Republic of the Congo …