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Dozens of children massacred in Ugandan school, Pope asks for prayers for victims of 'brutal attack'
… (ADF) swooped into the Lhubiriha Secondary School in the town of Mpondwe, near the border with Congo. Children educated in the school were between the ages of 13 and 18. Some victims were … and underlined "the importance of collective efforts to tackle cross border insecurity between Congo and Uganda and restore durable peace in the area." The ADF is a shadowy rebel group linked … Ugandan military launched attacks on the rebel movement, forcing it to relocate into Eastern Congo, where the absence of state authority has allowed several rebel groups to operate and …
Pope leads Angelus, thanks people for prayers for his recovery
… Allied Democratic Forces rebel group attacked a secondary school near the Uganda border with Congo, killing 41 people and kidnapping six others. "This struggle, this war, is everywhere," the …
Cardinal Tagle tells US priests that resistance to pope is rooted in fear of change
… the pope asked him to attend the third National Eucharistic Congress of the Catholic Church in Congo, which ran June 4-11. The U.S. priests' four-day assembly is focusing on the issue of …
Popes should retire only in 'extreme cases,' says ex-Vatican doctrine chief
… he was not capable of fulfilling his duties, in February he told a group of Jesuits working in Congo that the ministry of the pope should be "ad vitam" -- for life. In December 2022, the pope …
Catholic climate activists criticize Tanzania bishops for backing oil pipeline
… project between Uganda and Tanzania, but in early May, reports emerged indicating that Congo had started discussions with Uganda on how it could use the pipeline to transport crude oil. The entry of an additional state actor has drawn the Congo Basin into the controversial venture. After the Amazon, the basin is the world's second largest carbon sink. A "carbon sink" removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The Congo Basin contains some of the largest tropical rainforests in the world and is an important …
After Vatican turmoil, Catholic network Caritas elects Tokyo's archbishop as new president
… work with Caritas in 1995 as a volunteer in a refugee camp in the former Zaire, known today as Congo. He was executive director of Caritas Japan from 1999-2004 and its president from …
Vatican neutrality is a force for peace, pope tells ambassadors
… leave us shocked and discouraged," the pope said, pointing to conflict and unrest in Sudan, Congo, Myanmar, Lebanon, Jerusalem and "of course, the ongoing war in Ukraine which has led to …
Francis' visits with local Jesuits provide key to understanding his papacy
… is asked, he often reflects on his life before he became pope. When he met with the Jesuits in Congo earlier this year, he revealed he had twice refused nomination as a bishop . When he met …
Families search through mud for relatives as death toll reaches 400 in Congo floods
… Fredrick Nzwili … OSV News … As the death toll from flooding and landslides in Congo surpassed 400, Catholic bishops in the country expressed their deep sorrow and called for support. Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa of Kisangani, president of Congo's bishops' conference, said it was a sad moment for the church and the country as rescue …
Pope, Council of Cardinals look at church peacemaking efforts
… Omella of Barcelona; Seán P. O'Malley of Boston; and Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa, Congo. …
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Ukraine, Holy Land in Easter message
… Among other nations the pope remembered were South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, both of which the pope visited earlier this year in an effort to beg for peace and an end …