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A mine worker holds bits of coltan ore in the mining town of Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 9, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Cardinal says race to exploit Africa’s resources is the origin of armed conflict

Jul 5
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Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, with priests. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

African bishop slams ‘outdated, biased’ global finance system

Jul 3
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a signing ceremony in which Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, left, and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, right, pledge to work toward a peace deal at the State Department in Washington, April 25, 2025. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

Congo Christian leaders submit peace plan draft to President amid Security Crisis

Jun 28
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Young people in South Sudan. (Credit: Vatican News.)

African Church leader backs new report urging reforms on debt relief

Jun 26
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(Credit: Pixabay.)

Church joins partners in Southern Africa to tackle human trafficking

Jun 25
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Signs are seen supporting refugees as Tshishiku Henry, a former refugee and Washington Delegate for the Refugee Conference, speaks in Seattle, Washington, on Feb. 25, 2025. (Credit: Ryan Sun/AP.)

Catholic official says refugees don’t leave their homes unless they have no choice

Jun 21
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Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Armed groups in DR Congo still recruit children to their ranks

Jun 20
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UN troops deploy outside Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 24, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Congo bishops denounce claim by political leader Church involved in conspiracy

Jun 19
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Entrance of Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Church in South Africa remembers history of discrimination in nation

Jun 18
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Nairobi, Kenya. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Religious freedom will help an Africa becoming ‘increasingly fragmented’

Jun 17
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