July 23, 2010
Great article in The Tablet of London today:
Anguish of a beautiful people: An African tragedy, by Jan de Volder
"The Democratic Republic of Congo has been celebrating its 50th anniversary of independence. But the end of colonialism has been marred by poor governance and bloodshed. Only the work of missionaries in education and health care has prevented total chaos. ... Even on a political level, the Church in Congo was and is influential."
