Christian Kombe Lele, SJ
@kombleele.bsky.social
Seeker of Meaning
Passionate about philosophy, culture, reading, and writing. Citizen of +243.
Jesuit in formation (scholastic).
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Passionate about philosophy, culture, reading, and writing. Citizen of +243.
Jesuit in formation (scholastic).
📧: [email protected]
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Isidore Bakanja, martyred in 1909, overcame challenges on the path to beatification in 1994. 🇨🇩✝️ His faith and story resonate to this day. 🙏✨ #IsidoreBakanja #ScapularMartyr
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August 12, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Isidore Bakanja, martyred in 1909, overcame challenges on the path to beatification in 1994. 🇨🇩✝️ His faith and story resonate to this day. 🙏✨ #IsidoreBakanja #ScapularMartyr
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As a Congolese, I'm delighted to see this.
Our minerals are being used to enrich Elon Musk and our people are being exterminated for it.
#TeslaTakedown
Our minerals are being used to enrich Elon Musk and our people are being exterminated for it.
#TeslaTakedown
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have taken to the streets to protest Tesla. Trust the process. #3E #TeslaTakeDown
March 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
As a Congolese, I'm delighted to see this.
Our minerals are being used to enrich Elon Musk and our people are being exterminated for it.
#TeslaTakedown
Our minerals are being used to enrich Elon Musk and our people are being exterminated for it.
#TeslaTakedown
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Reuters confirms what I reported for NBC last week - that the US is insisting on a Rwandan pullout from DRC if there is to be a peace deal. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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June 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Reuters confirms what I reported for NBC last week - that the US is insisting on a Rwandan pullout from DRC if there is to be a peace deal. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Discover the life of the Congolese layman Bwana Chui who will be beatified next Sunday.
www.jhia.ac.ke/stories/clea...
www.jhia.ac.ke/stories/clea...
Clean Hands, Pure Heart: The Prophetic Witness of Floribert Bwana Chui - Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa (JHIA)
Good news for the Church Family of God in Africa. […]
www.jhia.ac.ke
June 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Discover the life of the Congolese layman Bwana Chui who will be beatified next Sunday.
www.jhia.ac.ke/stories/clea...
www.jhia.ac.ke/stories/clea...
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1/Jéremie Nziuvira (6 yrs), Ishaka Mapenzi (7), Kishishe, Bambo, Kanombe, Kitchanga, Mushaki, Goma...
Their blood cries out louder than Abel’s. We are in a situation where those who claim to represent or fight for the liberation and rights of the "oppressed" are the real oppressors and aggressors.
Their blood cries out louder than Abel’s. We are in a situation where those who claim to represent or fight for the liberation and rights of the "oppressed" are the real oppressors and aggressors.
February 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
1/Jéremie Nziuvira (6 yrs), Ishaka Mapenzi (7), Kishishe, Bambo, Kanombe, Kitchanga, Mushaki, Goma...
Their blood cries out louder than Abel’s. We are in a situation where those who claim to represent or fight for the liberation and rights of the "oppressed" are the real oppressors and aggressors.
Their blood cries out louder than Abel’s. We are in a situation where those who claim to represent or fight for the liberation and rights of the "oppressed" are the real oppressors and aggressors.
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Reposted by Christian Kombe Lele, SJ
No one has written much until now about Rwandan casualties in the M23 military operation in DRC. But the Rwandan army is taking heavy losses, and Rwandan families are grieving their lost sons. Our investigation for the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Rwandan troops ‘dying in large numbers in DRC’, despite official denials of role
Exclusive: Sources say thousands of RDF killed supporting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, intensifying pressure on Kigali
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
No one has written much until now about Rwandan casualties in the M23 military operation in DRC. But the Rwandan army is taking heavy losses, and Rwandan families are grieving their lost sons. Our investigation for the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“Our faith is stronger than our suffering. But then, our faith has to be translated into concrete, daily, affirmative actions to reverse this cycle of violence."
“As a sentinel of the region, Munzihirwa invited Christians of Bukavu and the surrounding area to non-violent resistance, awakening them to a vision of a world of struggles where bullets rub shoulders with wheat and weapons confront the cross,” www.aciafrica.org/news/14133/w...
What Would Mons. Munzihirwa Christophe Say? Plea to End War in DR Congo Evokes Memories of Murdered Catholic Archbishop
Fr. Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula, a members of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits) and scholar, has called for non-violent resistance to the invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by nei...
www.aciafrica.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
“Our faith is stronger than our suffering. But then, our faith has to be translated into concrete, daily, affirmative actions to reverse this cycle of violence."
“We cannot give up, or fold our hands and sit back and relax as long as we know our brothers and sisters are suffering and dying. (...)
We need to continue fighting for what is right and what is just; to fight for what honours and brings glory to God.”
Toussaint Kafarhire, SJ
We need to continue fighting for what is right and what is just; to fight for what honours and brings glory to God.”
Toussaint Kafarhire, SJ
“As a sentinel of the region, Munzihirwa invited Christians of Bukavu and the surrounding area to non-violent resistance, awakening them to a vision of a world of struggles where bullets rub shoulders with wheat and weapons confront the cross,” www.aciafrica.org/news/14133/w...
What Would Mons. Munzihirwa Christophe Say? Plea to End War in DR Congo Evokes Memories of Murdered Catholic Archbishop
Fr. Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula, a members of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits) and scholar, has called for non-violent resistance to the invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by nei...
www.aciafrica.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
“We cannot give up, or fold our hands and sit back and relax as long as we know our brothers and sisters are suffering and dying. (...)
We need to continue fighting for what is right and what is just; to fight for what honours and brings glory to God.”
Toussaint Kafarhire, SJ
We need to continue fighting for what is right and what is just; to fight for what honours and brings glory to God.”
Toussaint Kafarhire, SJ
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The conflict in the DRC has been ignored for too long.
The Elders call for immediate dialogue, accountability, and the withdrawal of Rwandan forces to end the escalating violence.
Civilians must be protected, and peace must be prioritised.
Read in full: theelders.org/news/elders-...
The Elders call for immediate dialogue, accountability, and the withdrawal of Rwandan forces to end the escalating violence.
Civilians must be protected, and peace must be prioritised.
Read in full: theelders.org/news/elders-...
February 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The conflict in the DRC has been ignored for too long.
The Elders call for immediate dialogue, accountability, and the withdrawal of Rwandan forces to end the escalating violence.
Civilians must be protected, and peace must be prioritised.
Read in full: theelders.org/news/elders-...
The Elders call for immediate dialogue, accountability, and the withdrawal of Rwandan forces to end the escalating violence.
Civilians must be protected, and peace must be prioritised.
Read in full: theelders.org/news/elders-...
“As a sentinel of the region, Munzihirwa invited Christians of Bukavu and the surrounding area to non-violent resistance, awakening them to a vision of a world of struggles where bullets rub shoulders with wheat and weapons confront the cross,” www.aciafrica.org/news/14133/w...
What Would Mons. Munzihirwa Christophe Say? Plea to End War in DR Congo Evokes Memories of Murdered Catholic Archbishop
Fr. Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula, a members of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits) and scholar, has called for non-violent resistance to the invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by nei...
www.aciafrica.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“As a sentinel of the region, Munzihirwa invited Christians of Bukavu and the surrounding area to non-violent resistance, awakening them to a vision of a world of struggles where bullets rub shoulders with wheat and weapons confront the cross,” www.aciafrica.org/news/14133/w...
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Est de la RDC: près de 3000 morts dans l'offensive sur Goma d'après l'ONU
Est de la RDC: près de 3000 morts dans l'offensive sur Goma d'après l'ONU
Près de 3 000 morts à Goma après les affrontements de la semaine dernière : c'est le dernier bilan dramatique et encore provisoire donné par les Nations unies ce mardi 4 février. Les organisations humanitaires craignent des épidémies.
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February 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Est de la RDC: près de 3000 morts dans l'offensive sur Goma d'après l'ONU
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O Lord, grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end. #BlueSkyCompline
📸 The Crypt, Canterbury Cathedral
📸 The Crypt, Canterbury Cathedral
February 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
O Lord, grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end. #BlueSkyCompline
📸 The Crypt, Canterbury Cathedral
📸 The Crypt, Canterbury Cathedral
What doesn’t kill you doesn’t necessarily make you stronger. It can weaken you and prolong your agony until your final breath. How you respond matters.
February 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
What doesn’t kill you doesn’t necessarily make you stronger. It can weaken you and prolong your agony until your final breath. How you respond matters.
