ACN said that a short time after the incident, the kidnappers contacted local Church representatives.
North Kivu and the other eastern provinces of the DRC have suffered attacks from rebel militia groups and criminal gangs.
The country’s Catholic bishops appealed in April for an end to the bloodshed.
In an April 8 statement, members of the Standing Committee of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo said: “War is the mother of all miseries, it affects all spheres of society and compromises the future of our children.”
“To those who have taken up arms we say: ‘Stop killing your brothers,’” the bishops said.
Regina Lynch, director of projects at ACN International, said: “We are very pleased that Sr. Francine is back safe and sound with her community.”
“Unfortunately, we are finding that kidnappings, especially of priests and religious, have become a weapon and a means of pressure in numerous African countries.”
She added: “Many priests and religious, such as Gloria Cecilia Narváez in Mali, often go missing for years. Other Church members do not survive the abductions.”
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