(RNS) — The former archbishop of Kinshasa is remembered as both a church leader and a statesman who fought fearlessly for human rights, and helped guide the nation through a turbulent political ...

Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, retired archbishop of Kinshasa, a biblical scholar and an activist for justice and peace, died July 11 near Paris where he had been rushed five days ...

Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A strong appeal to politicians to respond to the expectations of the population and a call to end the war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are two of the most ...

KINSHASHA, D.R.C. — Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, who championed human rights, freedom, and greater democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has died at the age of 81. The death ...

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa, Congo, concelebrates Mass July 6 at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario. The cardinal visited Ottawa July 5-13 at the invitation of Canada’s ...

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Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa, Congo, blesses worshippers after celebrating Mass Feb. 9 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Congo in Kinshasa for demonstrators killed in protests against ...