Floribert Bwana was 26 years old when he was killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The reason? He chose honesty and refused to be corrupted.
His example has been an inspiration for Catholics in his country. Pope Francis himself remembered him during his trip in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
POPE FRANCIS<\/strong> On Trinity Sunday, Floribet was beatified at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. The next day, Pope Leo received a delegation of pilgrims who had traveled to Rome to attend the celebration. Among those present were family members of Floribert, including his mother, whom Pope Leo XIV wished to greet personally. He then delivered his speech in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n POPE LEO XIV<\/strong> Floribert belonged to the Community of Sant\u2019Egidio, an institution especially committed to the promotion of global peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, in 1992, Sant\u2019Egidio played a key role in promoting the peace process in Mozambique. They have also spent years fostering relations between Catholics and Muslims throughout the world, for instance in Iran. Floribert Bwana: the 26-year-old young man killed for refusing to be corrupted in the DRC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":78299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Upb2hkQCFVA","video_descarga":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcongofloribertbwanaeng.mp4","international_url":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcongofloribertbwanaint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78298"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78298"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78302,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78298\/revisions\/78302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Fifteen years ago, when he was only 26 years old, he was killed in Goma for blocking the entry of spoiled food that would have harmed people's health. He could have let it through \u2014 no one would have found out, and he even could have profited. However, as a Christian, he prayed, thought of others, and chose to be honest, saying 'no' to the filth of corruption.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
An African martyr, in a continent rich in youth, shows how young people can be a leaven of peace \u2014 'unarmed and disarming.' A Congolese layman highlights the precious value of the witness of laypeople and youth.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
JRB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"