Pope Francis: ‘Dialogue, peace, and fight against poverty in Congo’ Pope Francis received in a private audience the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, His Excellency Joseph Kabila, who …More
Pope Francis: ‘Dialogue, peace, and fight against poverty in Congo’
Pope Francis received in a private audience the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, His Excellency Joseph Kabila, who subsequently met with Archbishop Paul Gallagher, secretary for Relations with States. In a statement, the Holy See's Press Office said during the "cordial discussions," the good relations between the Holy See and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were evoked, "with particular reference to the important contribution of the Catholic Church in the life of the nation, with its institutions in the educational, social, and healthcare spheres, as well as in development and the reduction of poverty. Particular attention was paid, the comunique continues, "to the serious chall ...
Pope Francis received in a private audience the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, His Excellency Joseph Kabila, who subsequently met with Archbishop Paul Gallagher, secretary for Relations with States. In a statement, the Holy See's Press Office said during the "cordial discussions," the good relations between the Holy See and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were evoked, "with particular reference to the important contribution of the Catholic Church in the life of the nation, with its institutions in the educational, social, and healthcare spheres, as well as in development and the reduction of poverty. Particular attention was paid, the comunique continues, "to the serious chall ...