Tag: Congo
Pope Francis’ fifth trip to Africa faces itinerary changes due to...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' fifth trip to the African continent will highlight gestures of peace and reconciliation, consoling the victims of violence but...
Papal calendar: ‘His appointment book for 2023 is starting to fill...
VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis will soon pack his bags for his first foreign trip of 2023, a year that promises to be as busy...
Pope Francis postpones trip to Congo and South Sudan due to...
VATICAN CITY-- Because of continuing problems with his knee, Pope Francis has postponed his planned trip to Congo and South Sudan July 2-7, said...
Church in Congo suspends sacraments during Ebola outbreak
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- The Catholic Church in Congo said emergency measures will remain indefinitely in place in parishes at risk of Ebola, and...
Congo protests end in six deaths as new elections are demanded
KINSHASA, Congo -- Security forces in Congo violently dispersed protesters who were demanding that President Joseph Kabila hold fresh elections.
A spokesman for the U.N....
Catholic protesters killed and jailed in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo -- Church leaders in Congo expressed shock after security forces fired on Catholic protesters, leaving at least eight dead and 120 people...