Congo Mourns Death Of ‘Tata Cardinal’ – OpEd

Tributes have been pouring in from all corners of the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond for Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo, a fearless human rights defender who died July 11 at age 81. A few days earlier, he had been flown from Congo to Versailles, France to receive medical care.

Known by the fatherly “Tata Cardinal,”...