Taking the Catholic Pulse

Support Us
About Us
- Contact Details
- Advertising

© 2026 Crux Now Media, LLC

Privacy & Cookie Policy

About Crux
Contact Us
Advertising
Videos
Support Us
FAQs

Podcast:

Crux’s Newsletters

Today's top stories delivered straight into your inbox.

Email*

DailyWeekly

I consent to the terms of the Privacy Policy.*

Latest

Our Lady of Aparecida emerges as key issue in race for Brazil’s presidency

Tag: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Crux

Democratic Republic of the 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

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

Bishop in DR Congo laments growing inequality as conflict continues

Sep 25, 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

M23 rebels enter the centre of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and take control of the South Kivu province administrative office, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (Credit: Janvier Barhahiga/AP.)

Religious sister says Angola can support refugees from the Congo

Feb 17, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

An aerial view shows a flooded area in Ombaka Village, Kisumu, Kenya, April 17, 2024. (Credit: AP.)

After latest boat disaster, Congo bishops chide government on waterway safety

Oct 7, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

People displaced by the ongoing fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels gather in a camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 13, 2024. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Cardinal calls for a new narrative to end Democratic Republic of Congo’s decades-long wars

Sep 26, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Congo bishops blast government over carnage during mass prison break

Sep 9, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

(Credit: Catholic Diocese of Uvira.)

Congolese cardinal hopes beatification of martyrs will restore peace to DRC

Aug 20, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

People displaced by the ongoing fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels gather in a camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Bishops call on warring parties to respect ceasefire agreement

Aug 15, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Displaced and refugees in the East of Democratic Republic of Congo receiving help from the Catholic Church. (Credit: Aid to the Church in Need.)

Attacks by Islamists in DR Congo increase in East of African country

Jun 4, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Latest Stories

Our Lady of Aparecida emerges as key issue in race for Brazil’s presidency

Oct 2
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him

Oct 2
Tiffany Stanley

Supreme Court will hear dispute over a Kentucky church’s plan to build a shrine on residential land

Oct 2
Michael Kunzelman

In a surprise move, Vermont’s Catholic Diocese seeks to dismiss its 2-year-old bankruptcy case

Oct 2
Kevin O'Connor/ VTDigger