Congo bishops help facilitate talks between government, opposition
Most agree that the Congo bishops conference's peace initiative offers the best chance of peace for a generation in the long-troubled Congo.
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UN Refugee Olympic team represents 'The victory scream of all refugees'
Rio Olympics: Medals or no medals, the team of 10 has been one of the biggest stories in Brazil.
Human bodies at the service of others
Young Voices: There have been many imitators of Christ who, too, have sacrificed their bodies in the hope of a resurrection of all people.
"Congo Forgotten"
Everyone knows about ISIS, yet few seem to have kept track of the complex civil war that has convulsed the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the ’90s.
Congolese bishop: The Vatican under Francis is 'closer to the reality that we live'
Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu said the changes to the Vatican seem "like a change not only in attitude here, but a new anthropology for the way of living our faith."
Bishop builds bridges of all kinds after Congo's long war
Essay: Despite presiding over a minor see in the Central African bush, Bishop Nicolas Djomo, a modern-day pontifex, looms large.
Millions of refugees with no place to call home
Making a Difference: The unrest in the Middle East and parts of Africa have created hundreds of thousands of refugees, and the U.S. is not adequately responding to the crisis.
Bishops in southern Congo denounce increasing violence, child soldiers
Bishops in southern Congo have denounced growing separatist violence in Katanga province and criticized the national government for ignoring it.
"Besides grave violations of human rights, socio-political insecurity is disrupting our province's economic fabric and amplifying our people's misery," said bishops from the eight dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi.
2013 an 'under-the-radar' period for humanitarian disasters, aid
But for the tragedy in the Philippines, 2013 is ending as a quiet year for humanitarian events, right? Not necessarily.
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In This Issue
September 9-22, 2016
- Editorial: Make action on poverty a national priority
- Music provides a deeper sense of promise
- SNAP concerned with survivor confidentiality after judge's sanctions
- Special Section (subscribers only): Health & Well-Being