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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sainthood causes of three more religious sisters who died in Ebola outbreak advance
by Mercy Maina Vatican City, Mar 19, 2021 / 04:01 pm MT (CNA).- Among the seven clerics and religious whose heroic virtues were recognized by the Vatican on Thursday are three Italian religious sisters who died while serving victims of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
Pope Francis praises ‘exemplary witness’ of Italian ambassador killed in Congo
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Feb 24, 2021 / 04:15 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis expressed his condolences on Tuesday after three people were killed in an attack on a United Nations convoy traveling in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Luca Attanasio, the Italian ambassador to Congo, died of his …
Speakers, exhibit highlight plight of Congo
Thursday, June 4, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati and the Comboni Missionaries recently co-sponsored a photo exhibit featuring people of the Congo to help break the silence of atrocities that continue in the war-torn country.