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Bishops call for action to stop rebel force in Congo
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels occupied Bukavu, in eastern Congo on Sunday, Catholic bishops and experts warned this offensive signalled a clear intent to establish a permanent foreign presence in the region. Source: OSV News.
African campaigners launch debt cancellation campaign
Pope Francis’ call for debt cancellation in the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope has inspired similar action among Catholic bishops and advocacy groups in East Africa. Source: The Tablet.
African Catholics join forces against human trafficking
Marches and Masses in more than 30 African countries were organised to raise voices against human trafficking, marking the feast day of St Josephine Bakhita on Saturday. Source: OSV News.
South Sudan’s churches launch booklet on nonviolence
A booklet on nonviolence has been launched in the world’s youngest nation by members of the South Sudan Council of Churches to encourage church leaders and the entire community to advocate for hope and transformation in the country. Source: Vatican News.
Bishop dismayed as violence in Congo escalates
The Bishop of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo says he is dismayed at the scale of violence in his diocese as M23 rebels advanced into the town. Source: Crux.
Church warns of ‘catastrophe’ in DRC
The secretary general of the Bishops Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo says the situation in the conflict-hit eastern part of the country is “catastrophic”. Source: Crux.
Nigerian archbishop says no one should die because they are hungry
No one needs to die from hunger, says Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Source: Crux.
Caritas chief says scale of suffering in Sudan ‘unimaginable’
Caritas Australia’s partners in Sudan have raised alarms about disastrous levels of cholera and hunger, as the US Government declared the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces are committing genocide.
Bishop condemns deadly assault on church in South Sudan
In the wake of an attack last week on a Catholic church in South Sudan that left one person dead and another injured, the local bishop has called the carnage “horrific” and “deeply heartbreaking”. Source: Crux.