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  • Congo’s cardinal-designate has lifelong passion for human rights

    Congo’s cardinal-designate has lifelong passion for human rights

    • Sep 15, 2019

    Congo’s new cardinal will use his position to highlight Africa’s problems, while also bringing a lifelong passion for human rights to the international stage, said Catholic associates.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Congo’s top archbishop pleads for peace on eve of election

    Congo’s top archbishop pleads for peace on eve of election

    • Dec 29, 2018

    Congo’s top archbishop on Saturday urged peace on the eve of the country’s long-delayed presidential election, saying differences of opinion are no reason to “light the country on fire.”

    By Associated Press
  • Colleagues say new Congolese archbishop will defend human rights

    Colleagues say new Congolese archbishop will defend human rights

    • Dec 6, 2018

    The newly installed head of one of Africa’s largest archdioceses will vigorously defend democracy and human rights, while also seeking to reconcile political opponents, said church officials in Congo.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Church in Congo suspends sacraments during Ebola outbreak

    Church in Congo suspends sacraments during Ebola outbreak

    • Jun 7, 2018

    The Catholic Church in Congo said emergency measures will remain indefinitely in place in parishes at risk of Ebola, and urged effective action against the disease by the government of President Joseph Kabila.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Transition looms in African Catholic powerhouse as legend readies to go

    Transition looms in African Catholic powerhouse as legend readies to go

    • Feb 7, 2018

    By naming Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu as the new coadjutor in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis is laying the groundwork for the eventual departure of 78-year-old Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo, a living legend in African Catholicism.

    By John L. Allen Jr.

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