US EditionPope Leo Expresses ‘Deep Sorrow’ over Deadly Attack on Church in DR Congo
KOMANDA, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, JUL 29 – The Allied Democratic Forces, linked to Islamic State, targeted a prayer vigil killing 49 Christians including nine children, amid ongoing efforts to establish an Islamic caliphate in eastern
- Militants affiliated with the Allied Democratic Forces launched a brutal assault on a Catholic church in Komanda, DRC, killing over 40 worshippers who were attending a prayer vigil during the night of July 26 to 27, 2025.
- The attack resulted from ongoing conflict involving the ADF, an Islamic State–aligned group aiming to establish a caliphate in the region amidst a security vacuum in rural eastern DRC.
- The assailants stormed the church around 1 a.m., using machetes and knives to kill worshippers, including at least nine children, and also burnt nearby homes while abducting villagers.
- Pope Leo XIV conveyed heartfelt grief and offered prayers, hoping that the sacrifice of the martyrs would inspire unity, healing, brotherhood, and compassion among the people of Congo, while both the United Nations and CENCO strongly denounced the massacre.
- The attack highlights continued threats to Christians in the DRC and calls for local and international collaboration to prevent further violence against religious communities.
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Pope Leo expresses ‘deep sorrow’ over deadly attack on church in DR Congo
On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “deep sorrow” over the deadly attack on the church in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo which take place the night between July 26 and 27. Islamic State-backed rebels belonging to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a Catholic church in Komanda, killing over 40 people. “More than 20 victims were killed with bladed weapons during a prayer vigil in a church DRC’s Radio Okapi r…
Pope Leo XIV Condemns Brutal Massacre of Christians at Prayer Vigil
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Brutal machete attack, ISIS-backed rebels slaughtered 49 Christians praying in the Congo · American Wire News
The Pope, the State Department, and others have all condemned the latest anti-Christian terror attack that occurred Sunday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Very early that morning, rebels from the ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) burst into a Catholic church in Komanda and hacked to death dozens of Christian patrons with machetes and knives. #BREAKING: Islamic State-backed rebels killed 43 people on Sunday in an attack o…
Christian communities in the region live in fear.
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