In an interview with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Paluku Sikuli Melchisédech of Butembo-Beni, in the north-eastern part of the country, says the government’s inaction in the face of the crisis is either “weakness, or it is complicity.”

Addressing the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič said that the report could prove to be “divisive” because it focused on one religious group to the exclusion of others.

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic criticised the World Health Organisation's stance on abortion

'This is a prenatal death sentence given to people who are completely innocent,' a speaker said

Numerous international groups are trying to influence Ireland into legalising abortion

His remarks came after a senior United Nations official said he saw the 'early warning signs of genocide' in the country

The Pope also called on Catholics to lobby their governments to be more welcoming to migrants

Antonio Guterres recalled seeing the first Syrian refugees arrive in Jordan six years ago