The agreement signed on January 13 by the political leaders of South Sudan could bolster the chances of a papal visit to that conflict-ridden country.
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Bishops urge Central African Republic leaders to face challenges in 2020
The Catholic Church in the Central African Republic are calling upon all political leaders to work toward more open democracy and government.
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Catholic leaders say Congo risks being broken apart by violence
Msgr. Andre Massinganda, deputy secretary-general of the Congolese bishops’ conference, told Catholic News Service that the church was concerned with “how to bring peace to those areas where war continues, and how to end the killings and massacres so people can live safely again.”
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‘Ancient Nubia Now’ combines aesthetic brilliance with a political challenge
More painful, though not treated in the exhibition, is the current situation of Sudan, which only became independent from British colonial rule in 1956.
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Never Again: Moving forward after the genocide in Rwanda
How does theology bear witness, speak to what remains, finally, unspeakable?
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Caritas delivers food aid to flood victims in Muslim Somalia
The aid reached families in Berdale, a small town center of 50,000 people, including 6,000 people displaced from their homes.
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Bishops in eastern Congo urge more protection for victims of violence
“We also urge the national, regional and international authorities to be more active in safeguarding our peace, national unity and territorial integrity.”
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Pope Francis opens Advent season with Congolese rite Mass, warns against consumerism
“Consumerism is a virus that attacks the faith at its roots, because it makes you believe that life depends only on what you have, and so you forget God,” the pope said.
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Good Shepherd sister receives 16th annual Opus Prize for work in Congo
Sister Mutindi’s religious order, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, is an international congregation with sisters in 73 countries.
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Pope Francis prays for eventual visit to South Sudan and for peace in Bolivia
“The South Sudanese people have suffered too much these past years and are awaiting—with great hope—a better future, especially the permanent end of conflicts and a long-lasting peace,” Pope Francis said.