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In a decree signed on Dec. 14, Pope Francis authorized the beatification of Ana de Lobera y Torres (1545-1621), who helped to expand the Discalced Carmelites...

Ana de Lobera y Torres (1545-1621), better known by her religious name Sister Ana de Jesús, helped expand the Discalced Carmelites to France and Belgium. Painting in the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites, Brussels, ca. 1650. / Credit: Anonym...

DR Congo's president came to office pledging to help those in dire poverty, but in remote areas little has changed.

Local voices in Camp Pay echo a sentiment of disappointment and frustration. Blaise Kabwengi, a fish vendor, highlights the broken promises related to the closure of the Boma port.

Denis Mukwege has announced his intention to run for the presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo to a group of supporters in Kinshasa.

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The lungs of Indians, Congolese and Bangladeshis are in worse condition than those of a person who has smoked for years. The UN wants to create a global fund to combat an issue that has become the world’s biggest public health problem

Congo is under growing regional and international criticism for the continued rebel, tribal and Islamic terrorist violence, especially in a few eastern provinces The government uses the violence as an excuse for not doing more to control the corruption

Congo is under growing regional and international criticism for the continued rebel, tribal and Islamic terrorist violence, especially in a few eastern provinces The government uses the violence as an excuse for not doing more to control the corruption

Belesi, a displaced mother, holds her son, Embuscade, born during their flight from Bokala after their home was attacked. Credit: OCHA/Wassy Kambale Text and photos by Wassy Kambale While the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains under the international spotlight, a year-old conflict in western DRC has disrupted lives and sowed the seeds for