Thousands Flee CAR for Northern DRC in a Week, UNHCR Claims

May 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Thousands of Central African Republic refugees have fled across the border into Northern DRC in less than a week. The UNHCR is having trouble dealing with this mass...

DRC Violence Continues with Recent Attack

April 25, 2018 — ICC Note: Violence in DRC’s North and South Kivu states continues to grow worse. Five people were killed recently, when Muslim Defense International, an Islamic Extremist group attacked a convoy...

Another Priest Killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo

April 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Another priest has been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fr. Etienne Sengiyumva was killed on 8 April in North Kivu. He is the third priest killed...

Translators Plan 69 New Bible Translations in DRC

April 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Wycliffe Associates is going to starting 69 new Bible translations in one of the world’s most dangerous countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo. They hope and believe that...

Pope’s Easter Message Calls For Peace in South Sudan and DRC

April 2, 2018 — ICC Note: During his Easter message, Pope Francis called for peace in many of the world’s most war torn regions. He specifically called for Peace to be brought to South...

3 Million People Starving and Displaced in DRC

February 15, 2018 — ICC Note The crisis in DRC is continuing to grow. Caritas, a confederation of numerous Catholic relief organizations, has estimated that 3 million people are starving and have been displace...

Five Civilians Killed in Renewed Violence in DRC

February 13, 2018 — ICC Note The deaths of five killed on February 9 in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are being attributed to an attack by the radical Islamic group Muslim Defense International. Violence between...

Pope Calls for a Day of Prayer and Fasting For Central African Countries

February 5, 2018 — ICC Note The Pope has called for an international day of prayer and fasting for the growing crisis in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The refugee population...

Ten Priests, 200 Protesters Arrested in DRC for Peaceful Protest

January 25, 2018 — ICC Note Ten Catholic Priests and over 200 protesters have been arrested in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). They were carrying out a peaceful march through the capitol city against...

Catholic Led Protests in DRC Led to Bloodshed by Government Forces

January 23, 2018 — ICC Note The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has led protests against President Kabila. The president, who was supposed to step down in 2016, given an extra...

Eight Catholics Killed During Protests Against President Kabila in DRC

January 2, 2018 — ICC Note Eight people have been reportedly killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). Most of these were Catholics who were attending protests on Sunday after their Church services. The...