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Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) with President Félix Tshisekedi. Credit: Presidency of the Republic of DRC

Archbishop in DR Congo Faults President, Underscores Neutrality of Catholic Church

Jun 29, 2023

Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu of Lubumbashi Archdiocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has faulted the President of the Central African nation for describing the Catholic Church as partisan and divisive. 

Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu of Lubumbashi Archdiocese in DRC. Credit: CENCO

DR Congo’s Immense Wealth “does not sufficiently benefit” Natives: Catholic Archbishop

Jun 13, 2023

The natives of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) do not “sufficiently benefit” from the country’s immense wealth, the Catholic Archbishop of Lubumbashi in the Central African nation has said.

Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu with Sr. Lucie Mwasenga in Lubumbashi on 10 May 2023. Credit: Lubumbashi Archdiocese

Gang Leader in DR Congo Releases Abducted Catholic Nun to Avoid “Problems with the Pope”

May 12, 2023

A gang leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has freed a Catholic Nun a few hours after her kidnapping in the region covered by the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi, saying he did not want to have “problems with the Pope, the Archbishop, and especially with the Catholic Church”.

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