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“Through the services of both the diocesan and national Caritas organizations, the Church is doing its utmost to stand by these bereaved families.”

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As international health officials warn the Ebola outbreak in central Africa had a “big head start,” Catholic Relief Services, the overseas relief and development arm of the …

As Ebola spreads, its impact is being felt in the Catholic community in Africa, as it forces the postponement of the Uganda Martyrs Day celebration.

“People of the Congo suffer” in a war fueled by world’s insatiable demand for minerals, Dr. Denis Mukwege said. “Women’s bodies are used as weapons of war.”

The hope that comes from true faith “breaks the chain of evil,” promoting forgiveness and righteousness, Pope Leo XIV said at a Jubilee general audience Nov. 8.

A USCCB mental health initiative, St. Thérèse of Lisieux relics, a St. Maximilian Kolbe film, OSV News interviews with cardinals and more among this week’s coverage.

Bishop Melchisédech Sikuli Paluko of Butembo-Beni expressed his “spiritual closeness” to “all the families affected by this umpteenth and horrible carnage.”

“My commitment today to the cause of justice in my country, even on the African continent and globally, is inspired by the struggle of Pope John Paul II.”

“This tragedy invites us to work even harder for the integral human development of the wounded population of this region,” the pope said.

“Since he was a Christian, he prayed. He thought of others and he chose to be honest, saying no to the filth of corruption.”