Universal Church

This Wednesday, January 21, 2026, marks a historic milestone for the Parish of Our Lady of Graces of Mudzi-Maria, within the Diocese of Bunia.

The Diocesan Subcommittee for Sacred Music concluded a three-day training course at the Saint Pius X Major Seminary in Murhesa on Sunday, January 18, 2026, bringing together about thirty moderators from 44 parishes of the Archdiocese of Bukavu.

From January 16 to 17, 2026, parish presidents, members of the MAC-GRAS movements and diocesan leaders attended three major teachings on the achievements of the Synod.

On January 19, 2026, Ekklesia Bank donated thirty-five Honda motorcycles to the Diocese of Kenge (DRC) to improve the mobility of pastoral workers in rural areas. This support aims to strengthen evangelization, the spiritual guidance of the faithful, and the monitoring of social projects.

This Friday, January 16, 2026, the Notre-Dame de la Paix Cathedral in Bukavu vibrated to the rhythm of an exceptional celebration: the 21st anniversary of the episcopate of Bishop François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo, consecrated bishop on January 16, 2005.

A national training session for seminary instructors opened this Monday, January 19, 2026, at the Caritas Catholic Center in Kinshasa. This meeting of great ecclesial significance brings together the rectors of major and minor seminaries, as well as propaedeutic houses, from the six ecclesiastical provinces of the DRC.

Returning from Luanda, where he took part in consultations for inclusive dialogue, Mgr Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi and President of CENCO, made a pastoral visit to the Carmel of the Epiphany Monastery on Sunday, January 18, 2026.

On Monday, January 12, 2026, the Catholic community of Kisangani accompanied Father Jacques Urwodi to his final resting place, an exemplary priest whose life story has touched generations of faithful.

The Congregation of the Daughters of the Resurrection Sisters of Kindu celebrated this Sunday, December 14, 2025, on the occasion of the temporary and perpetual vow ceremonies of two nuns.

It was on Monday, December 8, 2025, that the communities of the Auxiliary Sisters of Kolwezi joyfully gathered in the Chapel of Our Lady of Grace, near the Umoja High School, to celebrate one of the most beautiful Marian feasts.

Depuis son départ de Bangui le 2 septembre 2025, Monsieur l’abbé Jean-Marie Konde, prêtre de l’Archidiocèse de Kinshasa en mission Fidei donum dans l’Archidiocèse de Bangui, s’était engagé à faire un pèlerinage personnel avec le message d’espérance inspiré du jubilé ouvert par le Pape François le 24 décembre 2025.

Aux environs de 2h du matin de ce vendredi, la paroisse Saint Paul Apôtre de Kibibi a été la cible d’une attaque de bandits armés. Selon les informations recueillies sur place, les assaillants ont fait irruption dans le presbytère où résident les prêtres, emportant plusieurs biens de valeur.