French troops lead a disarmament operation in Bangui, Central African Republic in February during what has been called a humanitarian crisis. The country’s church leaders emphasized the need for healing from the trauma people have experienced, said Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, who visited South Sudan and the Central African Republic July 10-21. (CNS photo/Legnan Koula, EPA) (July 22, 2014) See AFRICA-PATES July 22, 2014.