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Fr. Justin Zanamuzi. Credit: Caritas Bunia

“Ituri is bleeding”: Caritas in DR Congo Condemns Ongoing Massacres, Calls for End to State of Siege

Jul 30, 2025

The humanitarian arm of the Catholic Diocese of Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has denounced the massacre of innocent civilians following the July 27 attack on Blessed Anuarite Komanda Parish and other areas in DRC’s Ituri Province, warning that the region has been “abandoned in the face of horror” and that the state of siege imposed by the government has failed to bring peace and security to the population.

Credit: Aline Kataliko/Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Sends Message of “deep sorrow” after Islamist Militants Kill Over 30 at Catholic Parish in DR Congo

Jul 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his closeness with families that lost their loved ones in the islamist attack on Blessed Anuarite Komanda Catholic Parish in Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Victims of the July 27 massacre were buried on Monday, 28 July 2025. Credit: Radio Moto

DR Congo’s Catholic Bishops Condemn “despicable” ADF Rebel Attack, Massacres at Catholic Parish

Jul 29, 2025

Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have condemned the massacre of innocent civilians following the July 27 attack on Blessed Anuarite Komanda Parish of Bunia Diocese by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

Destruction at the Blessed Anuarite Komanda Parish in Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where morethan  30 Christians were killed by ADF rebels. Credit: Aline Kataliko

Over 30 Killed, Others Abducted in ADF Rebel Attack on Catholic Parish in DR Congo

Jul 28, 2025

More than 30 people have been killed following a July 27 attack on Blessed Anuarite Komanda Parish of Bunia Diocese in Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group suspected of carrying out the assault.

Bishop Melchisédech Sikuli Paluku of DR Congo's Butembo-Beni Diocese. Credit: Butembo-Beni Diocese

“Make free education a reality”: Catholic Bishop in DR Congo to Government

Aug 5, 2023

Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku of the Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has called on the government to make free access to basic education a reality.

Entrance to the Church of Christ Congo, (ECC-CEPAC) in the Eastern Congolese city of Kasindi. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop in DR Congo Condoles with Protestants after Sunday Bomb Attack

Jan 16, 2023

The Bishop of Butembo-Beni Diocese in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed his solidarity with the victims of the Sunday, January 15 attack on a Protestant church in the Central African nation that reportedly left at least 17 people dead and several others injured.

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Nigeria’s Government “either helpless or uninterested” in Addressing Insecurity: Bishop

Jul 15, 2021

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has told the U.S. Congress that the failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria to address insecurity in the West African nation is either due to helplessness of disinterestedness.

Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku of DR Congo's Butembo-Beni Diocese.

Congolese Bishop Concerned about Protracted Insecurity, Massacres “happening in silence”

Nov 6, 2020

Promises of action from “political authorities” amid persistent insecurity and killings that have been going on for at least 10 years in the region covered by the Diocese of Butembo-Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) need to be fulfilled, the Local Ordinary of the see in North Kivu Province said in a recent interview.