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A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint into the city of Goma, Congo May 20, 2026, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain. (OSV News photo/Arlette Bashizi, Reuters)

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As Ebola epidemic spreads, Uganda postpones Martyrs Day celebrations

Fredrick Nzwili|May 21, 2026|4 Min Read

People attend the burial of victims of a Sept. 8-9, 2025, massacre in Ntoyo, in the area of St. Joseph of Manguredjipa Catholic Parish, in the Congolese province of North Kivu. According to local sources close to the charity, the massacre -- attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces -- left at least 64 dead, many of whom were killed while taking part in a wake. (OSV News photo/courtesy Aid to the Church)

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Islamist attack during Catholic wake in Congo leaves more than 60 dead

OSV News|Sep 17, 2025|3 Min Read

Cartias Hall of the Catholic Church of Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta in Komanda, Congo, is seen in a July 27, 2025, photograph. At least 43 faithful, including children, were killed July 27 in a brutal overnight attack inside the church in eastern Congo, in Ituri province, carried out by a militia group linked to the Islamic State. (OSV News photo/courtesy Father Justin Zanamuzi)

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Massacre 'of faithful in the house of God' in Congolese Catholic church leaves 43 dead

Fredrick Nzwili|Jul 28, 2025|6 Min Read

Congolese Red Cross members bury body bags in a mass grave at Musigoko cemetery in Bukavu, Congo, Feb. 20, 2025. The bags contained the remains of victims killed in recent clashes between M23 rebels and the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). (OSV News photo/Victoire Mukenge, Reuters)

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A silent genocide is unfolding in Congo, church sources warn

Fredrick Nzwili|Feb 25, 2025|5 Min Read

Congolese Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma, in vestments, and other representatives from Congo's Catholic Church, address the media outside the Serena Hotel in Goma Feb. 12, 2025, following a meeting with a rebel leader, after the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized Goma in late January. The meeting in Goma comes as the rebel leader, Corneille Nangaa, tries to assert himself as the public face of politicians and rebel groups opposing Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi. (OSV News photo/Fiston Mahamba, Reuters)

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As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law

Ngala Killian Chimtom|Feb 17, 2025|5 Min Read

Congolese civilians who fled from Goma, in eastern Congo, following fighting between M23 rebels and the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, gather to register Jan. 28, 2025, at a reception center in Rugerero near Gisenyi, in Rwanda's Rubavu district. (OSV news photo/Thomas Mukoya, Reuters)

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Congolese bishop deplores escalation of violence as city of Goma claimed by rebels

Fredrick Nzwili|Jan 28, 2025|4 Min Read

A mother applies medication on the skin of her child who is under treatment for mpox at a health center near Goma, Congo, Aug. 19, 2024. The infectious disease caused by the mpox virus results in a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. (OSV News photo/Arlette Bashizi, Reuters)

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Congolese Catholic Church leaders concerned as mpox marches through country

Fredrick Nzwili|Aug 27, 2024|4 Min Read

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Modern martyrs are seeds of Christian witness in the church, pope says

Justin McLellan|Jun 17, 2024|2 Min Read

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Desperate families dig through mud in search for relatives while death toll reaches 400 in Congo floods

Fredrick Nzwili|May 9, 2023|4 Min Read

Africa

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African nations 'comforted,' shaken by words of Pope Francis

Ngala Killian Chimtom|Feb 8, 2023|4 Min Read

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Pope repeats calls, prayers for peace and justice in Africa

Cindy Wooden|Feb 8, 2023|2 Min Read

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Names and faces: Pope, church leaders draw attention to victims of violence

Cindy Wooden|Feb 6, 2023|5 Min Read

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