By Andrea Guerra Fr. Dennis Koltz, an American PIME Missionary serving in the Diocese of Macapà, Brazil, was hit repeatedly and had his car rammed by a fazendeiro, for investigating license irregularities for a plot of land. An act of violence that is part of the daily war that strips small, Amazonian farmers of their […]
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Congo in Flames
Congo in Flames Democratic Republic of Congo government soldiers in North Kivu prepare for an operation against local militia By Anna PozziThe political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening; violence and chaos spread in many regions of the country. Peaceful protests by Catholics who oppose the increasingly authoritarian regime have been met […]