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Pope Leo XIV voices concern over renewed fighting in eastern Congo, urges dialogue

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday voiced deep concern over renewed fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,
Pope Francis interacted with an energetic crowd of 65,000 young adults and catechists at Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 2, 2023. | Vatican Media

Priest, 5 students arrested for chants against president after Pope Francis event in DRC

The students and Father Guy Julien Muluku were detained nearly 34 hours before being released shortly before 10
Pope Francis met the Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his final day in Kinshasa on Feb. 3, 2023 | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Congolese Catholics are ‘a lung’ for the Universal Church

“Thank you, because you are a lung that helps the universal Church breathe!” Pope Francis said at his

LIVE | Pope Francis in South Sudan | Welcome Ceremony & Meeting Diplomatic Corps

LIVE | Pope Francis arrived in South Sudan. The Holy Father is welcomed with a ceremony. Afterwards the
An artisanal miner carries a sack of ore at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Oct.12, 2022. | Photo by JUNIOR KANNAH/AFP via Getty Images

Here’s what Pope Francis said about exploitative mining in the Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo exports 70% of the worldʼs cobalt, a once-obscure element now in great demand

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with Congolese Bishops

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with Bishops at the Congo National Episcopal Conference, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of

LIVE | Pope Francis in the DR Congo | Prayer Meeting with priests & seminarians

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Prayer Meeting with priests, deacons, consecrated people and seminarians in the Cathedral of Notre

Pope Francis celebrates Mass with over a million people on his 2nd day in Congo

On the second day of his Apostolic journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis celebrated Mass.
Millions gather in Manila for Pope Francis' closing Mass on Jan. 18, 2015. | Alan Holdren/CNA.

Biggest papal Masses ever: How does today’s Mass in the DRC compare?

Papal Masses, especially in the last 50 years or so, have attracted crowds of millions — many of

Pope Francis in Congo: “No more enriching yourself with resources and blood money”

Enough. Enough enriching themselves on the skin of the weakest, enough enriching themselves with resources and blood money.”

LIVE | Pope Francis in D. R. Congo | Meeting with young people & catechists

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with the young people and catechists in the Martyrs Stadium of Kinshasa, Democratic
Pope Francis celebrated Mass with around 1 million people in Kinshasa, DRC, on Feb. 1, 2023. | Vatican Media

1 million attend Mass with Pope Francis in Democratic Republic of Congo

Catholics danced and sang songs, including a chant of “Maman Maria,” which means “Mama Mary” in French, as

LIVE | Pope Francis in Congo | Meeting Eastern Victims & Charity Workers

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with Victims of the Eastern part of Congo and with representatives from some
Pope Francis is greeted at the N’Dolo Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Jan. 31, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

‘Hands off Africa!’ Pope Francis says in Democratic Republic of Congo

Pope Francis urged the international community to give the central African country its autonomy while not turning a

LIVE | Pope Francis in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Holy Mass

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Holy Mass from the Ndolo Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. 
Pope Francis with refugees in the Vatican. Credit: Astalli Center

Pope Francis meets with these refugees ahead of his trip to Africa

Before beginning his apostolic journey to Africa, Pope Francis met with migrants and refugees from the Democratic Republic

LIVE | Pope Francis in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Welcome Ceremony

LIVE | The Welcome Ceremony for Pope Francis in the Democratic Republic of Congo at N’djili International Airport,
Pope Francis. Credit: Vatican Media

Democratic Republic of Congo: Pope Francis visits a troubled country

Pope Francis’s trip this week to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which will be followed by a visit

Pope Francis offers condolences over attack against church

On Sunday, the 15th of January, a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was targeted in an attack

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