Church in Congo urges for aid from multinationals
KINSHASA, Congo -- Foreign companies working in mineral-rich Congo ought to contribute part of their profits to local development programs, said an official of the country's Catholic bishops' conference.
OXFORD, England -- Catholic leaders in Congo have gathered more than 1.5 million signatures on a petition that demands local elections to curb corruption and strengthen democracy.
African bishops, Canada’s D&P charge Congo election results of ‘monumental cheating’
Who really won the election in Congo matters immensely to the Congolese people, but it also matters to Canada’s Catholic development agency, which spent the last three years helping ordinary Congolese get ready to vote.
Congo's bishops dispute official presidential election outcome
Ebola outbreak suspends church sacraments in Congo
Congo bishops urge Canada to pressure Kabila government
OTTAWA – Bishops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are making a direct appeal to the government and people of Canada to put pressure on the Kabila government to respect the constitution and hold elections.
Four dead after Catholic Lay Committee protests in Congo
Prayer for peace in Congo, South Sudan a call to action, cardinal says
4.5 million displaced in Congo 'struggling to survive,' says aid worker
BANGUI, Central African Republic - Catholic priests whose villages have been attacked have taken to Facebook to express outrage and appeal for help.
Abductions of two priests in Congo a growing concern
(RNS) — The abduction of two Catholic priests in Congo is raising concern over the number of hostages held by local militias in the troubled country.
Congo's bishops condemn repression, demand elections
KINSHASA, Congo – Catholic bishops in Congo accused their government of suppressing civil liberties and demanded free elections envisaged under a church-brokered New Year accord.