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At least 21 killed in attack on east Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels, civil leader says

At least 21 people were killed on Sunday in an attack on church premises in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, according to a civil society leader.

Catholic Courier · 1d

At least 43 dead after attack at Congo Catholic church

At least 43 people, including children, were killed July 27 in a brutal overnight attack on a Catholic church in Komanda in eastern Congo.

Al Jazeera on MSN · 2d

At least 38 killed in church attack in eastern DR Congo

At least 38 people have been killed and 15 others injured in an attack on a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attack, carried out by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) wielding guns and machetes, took place at the church in Ituri province’s Komanda city early on Sunday.

Tuko News on MSN4h

Over 38 people killed as armed gang sets Catholic church on fire in DRC

Armed assailants stormed a quiet town in Congo during a religious gathering, leaving behind chaos, destruction, and a ...

AllAfrica on MSN13h

African Catholic Bishops Meet in Rwanda for Key Assembly

Over 250 Catholic leaders from across Africa will gather in Kigali from July 30 to August 4 for the 20th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar ...

National Catholic Register11mon

Catholic Bishops, Church Leaders in Africa Laud ACI Africa Ahead of Its ...

Church leaders celebrate at a launch event ahead of ACI Africa’s five-year anniversary on Aug. 9. (photo: ACI Africa) ACI Africa World August 8, 2024 ...

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Churches in once Catholic-dominated Quebec get new secular roles as restaurants, gyms and theaters

Dozens of churches in the formerly Catholic-dominated Canadian province of Quebec have been transformed into everything from ...

National Catholic Reporter23h

Ten years after Pope Francis' Laudato Si', Catholic ecologists assess its impact on Africa

Participants from the US and Africa urged scientific and economic thinkers on climate to consider spiritual concepts raised ...

Crux6d

Catholic leaders accuse the West of exploiting Africa

Western countries of exploiting Africa’s resources, triggering conflict, and then returning with aid as a “palliative,” ...

Newsday1mon

Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic ...

The Catholic Church is the region’s largest nongovernmental investor in education. Catholic schools have long been a pillar of affordable but high-quality education, especially for poor families ...

Catholic News Agency11mon

Catholic bishops, Church leaders in Africa, laud ACI Africa ahead of ...

ACI Africa, Aug 8, 2024 / 17:06 pm Catholic bishops’ conferences in Africa and many Catholic groups and leaders have extended their congratulations to ACI Africa (the Association for ...

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