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“Our hearts have become insensitive”: Congolese Cardinal on Violence in Great Lakes Region

Jan 31, 2024

The violent conflicts in the Great Lakes region go beyond politics, to include economic challenges, but even more concerning, “insensitive” hearts that are “indifferent” to human suffering, the Catholic Archbishop of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo has said.

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