News Tagged in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Pope Francis

Pope tells Jesuits in Africa he twice refused to become a bishop

Jesuits make a promise not to seek higher offices in the church. When Pope Francis had his usual question-and-answer sessions with Jesuits in Congo and in South Sudan...
Africa

Arms trade is a 'plague,' pope says on flight back from Africa

Pope Francis asked the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland to join him for his usual post-trip news conference on...
Africa

'The future is in your hands,' pope tells Congolese young people

Pope Francis held an enthusiastic rally with young people and catechists early Feb. 2 in Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, urging them to recognize their worth and to work...
Africa

Pope preaches peace, cooperation, resilience to a Congo 'gasping for breath'

Pope Francis arrived in Congo Jan. 31 at the start of a six-day visit that will end with an ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan. Both Congo and South Sudan are rich in...