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Islamic State-backed rebels attack a Catholic church in eastern Congo, killing at least 34

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Islamic State-backed rebels attacked a Catholic church in eastern Congo on Sunday, killing at least 34 people, according to a local civil society leader.

Los Angeles Times · 5d

At least 34 killed in attack on Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels, official says

At least 34 people were killed in an attack on church premises in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, according to a civil society leader.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 3d

Pope Leo mourns those killed in attack on Catholic church by ISIS-backed rebels

Pope Leo XIV mourned those killed in the violent attack on a Catholic Church in the Congo on Sunday by ISIS-backed rebels. The pontiff expressed sympathy and regret over the murders and wished for peace in the region.

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Church responds to massacre of Christians in Democratic Republic of Congo

Militants stormed a Catholic church in Komanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, in a brutal attack earlier this week that has ...

Catholic Standard3d

Massacre of faithful ‘in the house of God’ in Congolese church leaves 43 dead

At least 43 people, including children, were killed July 27 in a brutal overnight attack on a Catholic church in Komanda in ...

30 Christian Worshippers Killed During Night Vigil in Church

More than 30 Christian worshippers were killed during a prayer vigil in a church in the northeastern Democratic Republic of ...

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If Muslims behead Catholics in a church, does it make a sound with legacy media?

All was initially well for Catholics at Sunday night’s mass at the Parish of Blessed Anuarite in Komanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo. They reportedly gathered to engage in festivities ...

National Catholic Register4d

Massacre in Congolese Catholic Church Kills at Least 31 Worshippers

BBC reported that members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed a church in the town of Komanda, where they shot and ...

Bloody Church Massacre Condemned by World Leaders: 'Deeply Disturbing'

USCIRF Chair Vick Hartzler called the attack "particularly disturbing as it targeted a place of worship during an evening service." ...

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