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Pope Leo XIV calls for international help to control Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Pope Leo XIV has called for international help to control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outbreak has left over 2500 dead and 5300 infected. The Pope made the appeal during his Sunday Angelus prayer.

SourcesVatican NewsAgência EcclesiaAlfa y Omega

3 sources Aug 23, 2026

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Earlier version, Sunday 23 August

Pope Leo XIV calls for international action on Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Earlier version, Sunday 23 August

Pope Leo XIV remembers Ebola victims in Congo

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Aug 23, 3:07 AM Vatican News Papst erinnert an Ebola-Opfer im Kongo
  2. Aug 23, 3:34 AM Agência Ecclesia Vaticano: Papa pede intervenção internacional para travar surto de Ébola na República Democrática do Congo
  3. Aug 23, 3:45 AM Vatican News Papež poziva domačo in mednarodno skupnost pri zajezitvi ebole v Demokratični republiki Kongo
  4. Aug 23, 4:41 AM Alfa y Omega El Papa pide ayuda internacional para controlar el ébola en República Democrática del Congo

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