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In today's Gospel, the encounter between Jesus and the Syro-Phoenician woman shocks more than one reader of the Bible. How could Jesus, the Savior of the world, use such harsh language towards this foreigner who only resorts to his intervention? By declaring that he was sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel, Jesus reveals to the apostles their responsibility, which will consist of going to all nations to proclaim this Good News that passes through Israel. Because each time the apostles ask Jesus to send away those who disturb him, the Master provides a solution: - Matthew 13:15-16: "The place is deserted...

Presided over by Monsignor Félicien Ntambue Kassembe, apostolic administrator of Kananga and diocesan bishop of Kabinda, this Eucharistic celebration took place at the Notre Père parish in Kananga.

This Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Saint Pierre Square in Saint Paul Cathedral in Uvira, His Excellency Monsignor Sébastien-Joseph MUYENGO, Bishop of the Diocese of Uvira (DRC), officially launched the work of the Provincial workshop of charismatic leaders of the ecclesiastical province of Bukavu.

The congregation of the Franci-Trinitarian Brothers has just had a ten-day Constitutional Chapter meeting (from Monday 7 to Wednesday 16 August 2023) whose closing mass, celebrated by the Bishop of Mbujimayi Monsignor Emmanuel-Bernard Kasanda, took place at the Saint François-Xavier major seminary in Lukelenge.

The Central African pilgrims, under the direction of Father Mathieu BONDOBO, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Bangui and Parish Priest of the Cathedral, left Bangui on Sunday, July 13 for Kibeho. During their journey, Father Mathieu, reached by telephone by the Diocesan Radio Notre Dame de Bangui, said that the pilgrims were in admiration to discover several sanctuaries of the Divine Mercy. This is explained by the fact that the Rwandan people have gone through difficult times, especially with the genocides of 1994.

This year, more than 65 bishops from 27 nations took part in the meeting from August 2 to 11 in Braga (Portugal) under the theme: The Mysticism of Encounter: Contemplation and Mission in a Changing Era. Several joined the group on August 8 after participating in WYD with the Holy Father.

Appointed bishop on April 3, 1998 by Pope John Paul II, Bishop Sikuli Paluku was ordained in his ministry on August 2, 1998 before the war of the Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD-Goma) broke out in Goma on the evening of the same day, the ancestor of the rebellions that the Congo would subsequently experience. During 25 years of his ministry, the bishop experienced only security, political and health crises. Which earned him locally the nickname of "the bishop of times of crisis".

Brother Lionel Octave NAMGBEMA,: a painful and unexpected death ... Father Lionel Octave died in Bangui following a motorcycle accident on Sunday August 6, 2023 during the night