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April 5, 2019

A hundred days in hell

The altar of Ntarama Church, where more than 5,000 people were massacred.

The most harrowing interview I ever did was with a man who told me in excellent French that his name was Innocent.

Published in International
April 21, 2017

'Sister Listeners' help Rwandans move beyond genocide

Girls are pictured at the Bernardine Sisters' school in Kamonyi, Rwanda. When the village observes the anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, the schoolchildren walk together to the local memorial, where they have a ceremony and read the names of local victims.

KIGALI, Rwanda – The Benebikira Sisters, the oldest indigenous congregation in Rwanda, have sisters who are teachers, nurses, pharmacists, formators and administrators. But they also have religious with a unique title: Sister Listeners.

Published in International
November 21, 2016

Rwandan bishops apologize for role in 1994 genocide

A man kneels in prayer during Mass at St. Famille Church in Kigali April 6, one day ahead of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. An estimated 1 million people were murdered in acts of ethnic violence.

Roman Catholic bishops in Rwanda have issued an apology for the role played by individual clergy and church members in the 1994 genocide in which nearly 1 million ethnic Tutsis and Hutus were killed.

Published in International