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Victims of violence in Congo share their grief with pope

02/15/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service KINSHASA, Congo — Ladislas set a machete under the crucifix. Bijoux laid a wicker mat there. And Emelda dropped military fatigues. The three of them and other victims of violence in eastern Congo told Pope Francis horrifying stories of watching their families be slaughtered or of being kidnapped or […]

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