Since 1996, bloody fighting has claimed the lives of over 5 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially in the Kivu province in the east. Brutal massacres, mass rape, arson, abductions and wholesale lootings continue to this day. This conflict has most likely cost more human lives than any other since World War II.

In the midst of all this, Catholic priests and religious are sharing the sufferings of the people, persevering along this bloody Way of the Cross and helping in whatever way they can. Some of them have already given their lives.  Yet despite this, or perhaps precisely because of this courageous witness, many young men are still prepared to follow the call of God.  Read More