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The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland are in South Sudan with Pope Francis on a long-planned “Pilgrimage of Peace”. They had direct words for the country’s leaders at a Meeting…

Pope Francis concludes his Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo, as he boards his the papal plane bound for his long-awaited ecumenical pilgrimage in South Sudan. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Pope Francis…

Pope Francis meets with the Catholic Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and urges them to recall that God is close to them in their ministry to be prophets for the Congolese people. By Devin Watkins On the fourth and…

Following Pope Francis’ historic Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain in November 2022, ‘The Bahrain Declaration’ promoting interreligious dialogue and peace holds official European launch at Gala in Rome By Deborah…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, “the laity have always understood that the Church and the nation are everybody’s business.” Vatican News staffer, Stanislas Kambashi SJ, interviewed Congolese Professor Justin Okana. The…

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Archbishop of Kinshasa, tells Pope Francis at the end of Mass that his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo is a "sign of love" for the people of the DRC and an encouragement to hold "free, transparent,…

Pope Francis’ meeting with the survivors of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday was deeply touching. The Holy Father was clearly moved as he listened to the stories of those marked by extreme violence, pain…

Our Editorial Director says Pope Francis’ first address in the Democratic Republic of Congo was a wake-up call for foreign powers to cease exploiting the lands and peoples of the African continent. By Andrea Tornielli – Kinshasa,…

Peruvian legislator recommend that elections be held in October of this year, but the move is unlikely to placate protestors. By James Blears Peru's Congress has recommended that elections be brought forward from 2026 to this…

This year's Zayed Award for Human Fraternity has been presented to Shamsa Abubakar Fadhil, a Kenyan community organiser and activist, and the Community of Sant’Egidio, a Catholic lay group. By Joseph Tulloch The Zayed Award for…