The "great dreams" of the people had been shuttered by successive regimes, Cardinal Ambongo said

When the Independent National Election Commission declared Félix Tshisekedi the winner of the presidential election in January 2019, the Catholic Church was swift to contest the outFélix Tshisekedicome. The then Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa declared that he believed the true winner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo election was Tshisekedi’s rival, Martin

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya said he has 'other things to do'

Congolese bishops condemned 'with the utmost vigour' the 'attack on freedom of worship'

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Congolese bishops say that 'each passing day sees new killings and burning of religious buildings'

The five nations with the most Catholics are Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, the United States and Italy