European bishops call attention to Congo crisis
February 12, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: The president of the Commission of BIshops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has issued a statement expressing “deep sorrow and urgent concern” about the mounting violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The situation in the city of Goma has become a humanitarian crisis, said Bishop Mariano Crociata. The Italian prelate remarked that the involvement of troops from neighboring Rwanda in a rebel offensive is a “serious violation of international law.”
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