Pope Leo XIV: Angelus appeals for peace in DRC, relief for victims of flooding in southern Africa

Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday and called for humanitarian aid to stave off an urgent humanitarian crisis among more than 200,000 refugees in neighboring Burundi.

Leo called the attention of the faithful to “the great suffering of the people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

Since December of 2025, more than 100,000 people have fled the war-ravaged eastern reaches of the DRC seeking refuge across the border in Burundi...