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Gunmen kill Congolese priest who reported on atrocities

By Catholic News Agency
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:10 AM · 2 min read read
Gunmen kill Congolese priest who reported on atrocities

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (CNA/EWTN News) — A Congolese Catholic priest who documented human rights abuses in his home country was killed by armed gunmen early Monday morning. Father Vincent Machozi Karunzu was murdered March 21 by armed militants in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the procurator general of the Augustinians of the Assumption said in a message.

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (CNA/EWTN News) — A Congolese Catholic priest who documented human rights abuses in his home country was killed by armed gunmen early Monday morning. Father Vincent Machozi Karunzu was murdered March 21 by armed militants in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the procurator general of the Augustinians of the Assumption said in a message.…

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