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Kenya’s President, William Ruto with Pope Francis in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

Kenya’s President Joins Pope Francis in Calling for “urgent end to violence” Globally, Highlights Sudan, DR Congo

Jun 15, 2024

Kenya’s President, William Ruto, has expressed his support for Pope Francis’ call for an end to violence in all parts of the world, including the Northeastern African nation of Sudan, the Central African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the East-Central African nation of South Sudan.

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Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo during the 22 October 2024 press briefing in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

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Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda during the 22 October 2024 press briefing in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

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Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo during the 22 October 2024 press briefing in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

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Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo of the Catholic Diocese of Bomadi in Nigeria. Credit: ACI Africa

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“Rushing to ask for the ordination of deaconesses is not today the most important response to promote women,” Cardinal Víctor Fernández, the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said Oct. 21, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

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Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda during the 22 October 2024 press briefing in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

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