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Catholics in Africa celebrate Congo Basin as Earth's second lung
… News Service … As they marked the Season of Creation, Catholics in Africa celebrated the Congo Basin as the second "lung" of the Earth and called for its protection to fight climate … protection of Virunga National Park in Congo. Henri Muhiya Musabate, executive secretary of Congo's Episcopal Commission on Natural Resources, told the virtual conference that most national … reaffirm their concern to preserve the places, the growing economic needs of the two Congos and the lack of alternatives for the people of the Congo Basin raise fears of an uncertain …
Pope calls on world to welcome refugees and immigrants
… wars, like Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan, the Central African Republic and Eritrea. These countries also have large …
More than 200 people were killed last year for defending their land, environment
… Sept. 13 , the watchdog group reported 227 killings around the world, from Colombia to Congo to Kiribati. Colombia had the highest number, at 65, and joined Nicaragua, Guatemala, …
Congo's bishops want an end to attacks on Catholic Church, its leaders
… Frederick Nzwili … Catholic News Service … Catholic bishops in Congo called for an end to attacks on the church and its leaders, acts they believe are linked to …
South American church network forms for Gran Chaco zone, Guarani Aquifer
… Ecological Ecclesial Network in Mexico and Central America, the Ecclesial Network of the Congo Basin Forest in Africa and the River Above Asia and Oceania Ecclesial Network . Bishop …
Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, peace activist, dies at 81
… blessing, in the 1990s as Zaire was transitioning to becoming the Democratic Republic of Congo, he took an active role in mediating his country's political crisis and trying to guide the …
Congolese bishops sharpen focus on protecting Congo Basin
… Fredrick Nzwili … Catholic News Service … In the Congo Basin, unsustainable use of the environment and natural resources is diminishing people's … at their meeting on the environment and natural resources in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, June 21–24. The meeting's focus was the Congo Basin, and it was coordinated by the National Episcopal Conference of Congo's commission for natural resources. Its key objective was to get local churches to commit …
Vatican suppresses Italy-based lay movement founded by alleged visionary
… movement is now present throughout Italy and has communities in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Congo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar and India. Archbishop Vincenzo Bertolone of …
Pope: Post-pandemic economic recovery must seek good of all
… Joe Biden, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, President Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo of Congo and Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal. In his address, the pope lamented the …
Vatican helps get water to hospitals in the 'Global South'
… a town about 100 kilometers south of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the 300-bed Saint Luke Hospital, access to water is so scarce that the management has …