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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 …
Pope calls for Indigenous quotas in world's legislatures
… detection and neutralization difficult." As an example, Francis mentioned his February trip to Congo, a country that has been independent for more than 70 years but "today is subject to … it certain benefits, and on the other lead to the exploitation of its resources." Although Congo has great natural wealth and holds about 70% of the world's cobalt -- a precious metal used …
Welcoming migrants, refugees is first step toward peace, pope says
… humanitarian emergencies, such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Congo, Libya and Ukraine. The pope only read a few passages from his prepared text, but spent …
'Injustice and crime:' Reviewing Pope Francis' apologies for church's role in colonialism
… the present," said Napolitano. Most recently, when he arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo in February, Francis said , "Stop choking Africa: It is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered," referring to the exploitation of Congo's natural and mineral resources by countries such as China and the United States. Nzumbu, …
All the pope's Jesuit men: 10 years of Ignatian influence under Francis
… upon his election, recently admitted to his fellow Jesuits in the Democratic Republic of Congo that he had twice declined being made a bishop, before eventually relenting in May 1992 to …
At 10-year mark, Pope Francis seen as a global leader on the environment
… recent overseas trip Jan. 31-Feb. 5, Francis has now visited both the Amazon rainforest and Congo River Basin, what he described in Laudato Si' as "those richly biodiverse lungs of our planet." With his first address in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Francis condemned exploitation of the country and its natural resources, including for … that have formed in other critical ecosystems, including Central America, Oceania and the Congo Basin. The call of Laudato Si' has been welcomed in Congo and other African countries, …
Pope to visit Hungary in April, migration and war on agenda
… in which he is likely to issue a message to Europe at large. Francis, who just returned from Congo and South Sudan, has other trips confirmed or in the works this year. The 86-year-old pope, …
Pope Francis has condemned LGBTQ criminalization. Now what?
… on that continent. On the plane returning from his six-day trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, Pope Francis again asserted that homosexuality should not be criminalized. …
Trashing Pope Francis won't make Congo's complex problems simpler
… causes of African underdevelopment during his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The condemnation came in a Feb. 6 blog post by Ebenezer Obadare , the Douglas Dillon … the country's capital, where the pope condemned economic colonialism that is enslaving the Congo and the rest of Africa. To those whose "poison of greed has smeared its diamonds with … the courage of some Congolese and other African leaders and non-Africans who have promoted Congo's long-term development, while criticizing those who have exploited the country for their …
Pope tells Jesuits in Africa he twice refused to become a bishop
… Cindy Wooden … Catholic News Service … Pope Francis told Jesuits working in Congo that he had taken seriously the promise he and all Jesuits make to not seek offices of … could accept. "When I made that vow, I meant it," the pope said. Francis met with Jesuits in Congo and in South Sudan and responded to their questions during his visit to the two countries … told me that there were the ruins of the Jesuit past there," the pope told the Jesuits in Congo Feb. 2. "I replied that I did not want to be the guardian of ruins, and I refused." When he …
Two guides issued at COP15 help faith groups regrow forests, restore environment
… and focused its work in five countries — Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia and Peru — that together are home to 70% of the remaining tropical forests. The …