Aid to the Church in Need denounces new massacre in Ntoyo

The situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is deteriorating. International Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deep concern and solidarity with the families of the victims of a brutal attack carried out on September 8 and 9 in Ntoyo, in the parish of Saint Joseph of …

Dozens killed in another church massacre in DR Congo

Militants stormed the church during an early morning prayer vigil, killing approximately 40 people with guns and machetes. At least 40 people, including many children, were killed in a massacre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the early hours of Sunday, July 27. The attack took place in the east of the country, …

DRC-Bishop calls on authorities to end the torment of the Congolese people

After new massacres in North-Kivu, Msgr. Sikuli Paluku, bishop of Butembo-Beni, in a message sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), denounced the atrocities committed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) since the beginning of June 2024. The bishop insists that there cannot be a separation between faith and the defence of human …