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A man carries wood on his bicycle as he rides past a cemetery in Beni, Congo, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (Credit: Jerome Delay/AP.)

Islamic militants attack Congo villages near Uganda, killing 40 people, local group says

May 9
Jean-Yves Kamale

U.N peacekeepers guard a house hit by a drone strike in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

DR Congo bishops warn president’s power grab could ignite further violence

Mar 31
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Displaced people who fled the war between FARDC and M23 rebels return to their homes in Luvungi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 13, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Bishop in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says violence giving ‘temptation to give up’

Mar 26
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Former members of the FARDC and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, DRC, on Feb. 23, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Catholic bishops raise alarm over worsening attacks in DR Congo

Sep 19, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo XIV speaks during his General Audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, July 30, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo expresses ‘deep sorrow’ over deadly attack on church in DR Congo

Jul 30, 2025
Charles Collins

M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Rebels inflict ‘devastating spiritual wound’ on Congolese Church

Jul 26, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Member of Bishops’ Conference say situation in eastern Congo is ‘catastrophic’

Jan 24, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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