“La Croix Africa: Pope Francis has met with victims of the violence committed in Eastern Congo, which affects women even more seriously than it does others. What are the main causes of this violence against women?”
“Pope Francis in his New Year's Mass preached on themes of motherhood and encouraged everyone to make greater efforts to safeguard mothers and protect women, lamenting the terrible problem of violence against women today. ”
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"Systematic rape of women aims to destabilize local families," says leading Congolese theologian
To hurt a woman is to insult God, says pope in New Year's homily
