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  • Lenten campaign in Scotland helps sexual violence victims in DR Congo

    Lenten campaign in Scotland helps sexual violence victims in DR Congo

    • Mar 3, 2020

    Every year, it’s estimated that over 400,000 women are raped every year in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This Lent, Scottish Catholics are raising money to help the victims of sexual violence in the country.

    By Charles Collins
  • At joyous Mass, Pope prays for peace in Congo and blasts arms trade

    At joyous Mass, Pope prays for peace in Congo and blasts arms trade

    • Dec 1, 2019

    Saying Mass for the Congolese community of Rome Sunday, Pope Francis urged peace in the violence-plagued country while denouncing those who enrich themselves through the arms trade. He also described consumerism as “a virus that attacks the faith at the roots.”

    By Inés San Martín
  • Good Shepherd sister receives 16th annual Opus Prize for work in Congo

    Good Shepherd sister receives 16th annual Opus Prize for work in Congo

    • Nov 22, 2019

    Sister Catherine Mutindi, founder of Bon Pasteur in Congo, has received the 16th annual Opus Prize, which comes with $1 million for her humanitarian work.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Catholic agency works to ‘correct vaccine myths’ during Congo’s Ebola fight

    Catholic agency works to ‘correct vaccine myths’ during Congo’s Ebola fight

    • Sep 26, 2019

    A leading U.S. Catholic aid agency will be working to “correct vaccine myths” as the World Health Organization prepares to begin using a second experimental Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    By Crux Staff
  • Church-backed petition has 1 million-plus names seeking elections in Congo

    Church-backed petition has 1 million-plus names seeking elections in Congo

    • Aug 15, 2019

    Catholic leaders in Congo have gathered more than 1.5 million signatures on a petition that demands local elections to curb corruption and strengthen democracy.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Another diocese in Congo steps up efforts against Ebola

    Another diocese in Congo steps up efforts against Ebola

    • Aug 1, 2019

    A Catholic diocese in Congo has boosted measures to protect its congregations against Ebola, after the latest outbreak was declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Catholic agency works to battle growing Ebola crisis in Congo

    Catholic agency works to battle growing Ebola crisis in Congo

    • Jul 23, 2019

    People in the Democratic Republic of Congo are “being cautious” after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola crisis a public health emergency of “international concern.”

    By Crux Staff
  • Congolese Church leaders urge international help to contain Ebola

    Congolese Church leaders urge international help to contain Ebola

    • Jul 19, 2019

    Catholic church representatives in Congo have urged international action to contain Ebola, after an epidemic in the country’s eastern provinces was declared an emergency by the World Health Organization.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
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