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Democratic Republic of Congo

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

Pope Leo XIV: Angelus appeals for peace in DRC, relief for victims of flooding in southern Africa

Jan 18
Crux Now Staff

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.)

DRC bishops’ president denounces ‘sell-off’ of country as government defends pact with US

Dec 30, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

People walk on the road near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, as they flee fighting in North Kivu, May 24, 2022. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Islamic State-backed rebels killed 89 people in multiple attacks in eastern Congo, UN says

Nov 22, 2025
Justin Kabumba,
Mark Banchereau, Associated Press

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

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

Catholic leaders question Trump’s claim of bringing peace to Congo

Aug 30, 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

People gather around the charred remains of a burned vehicle following a deadly attack in Komanda, Ituri province of eastern Congo, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (Credit: Olivier Okande/UGC via AP.)

Islamic State-backed rebels attack a Catholic church in eastern Congo, killing at least 34

Jul 28, 2025
Associated Press

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

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