DR Congo archbishop welcomes Pope’s call for a disarmed peace

In the Democratic Republic of Congo—a country marked by decades of conflict and instability—Pope Leo XIV’s call for a “disarmed and disarming” peace has found a particularly receptive audience. The Archbishop of Lubumbashi and President of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) Fulgence Muteba explains that the papal message has been welcomed “with great joy and gratitude” because the “concept of peace is for us a reality to which we deeply aspire.”

Speaking to Vatican News, the archbishop stresses the universal scope of the Holy Father’s words, which go far beyond the borders of Africa. He believes that, by constantly speaking about peace, the Pope hits “a very important point that concerns not only our continent, but the entire world.”