Over 40 Killed in ADF Attack on Catholic Church in Komanda, DR Congo

Parolin: Attack on church in Democratic Republic of Congo a ‘dangerous sign’

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks at an EWTN dinner in Frascati, Italy, Oct. 19, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Jul 28, 2025 / 14:10 pm (CNA). Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Monday expressed his concern over the July 27 attack on a Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which killed at least 31 members of the Eucharistic Crusade, a prayer movement and an apostolate for children and young p…

Pope Leo grieves for dozens killed in massacre at Congo Catholic church

Pope Leo XIV responded with “consternation and deep affliction” to the July 27 massacre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where armed assailants attacked… The post Pope Leo grieves for dozens killed in massacre at Congo Catholic church appeared first on CatholicVote org.

More than 40 killed in rebel attack in northeast DR Congo

More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, the UN mission and Congolese military said.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Congo church attack

The Islamic State militant group on Monday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that a U.N. mission said had killed at least 43 worshipers during a night mass at a church in eastern Congo.

Massacre ‘of faithful in the house of God’ in Congolese Catholic church leaves 43 dead

(OSV News) — At least 43 people, including children, were killed July 27 in a brutal overnight attack on a Catholic church in Komanda in eastern Congo. Militants from the Allied Democratic Forces — an Islamist group linked to the Islamic State group — targeted faithful gathered for a youth retreat, opening fire and using machetes before looting homes and attacking displaced persons sheltering nearby.  The United Nations’ mission in the country c…

38 deaths in DR Congo church attack blamed on ADF rebels

Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels killed 38-43 people during a Catholic night vigil at Blessed Anuarite parish in Komanda, Ituri province, on 27 July 2025, according to local officials. Armed with guns and machetes, the attackers stormed the church around midnight, targeting worshippers in prayer. Local officials reported that the church attack injured at least 15 people and abducted several others. Witnesses reported gunfire and s…