Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last month seized the biggest city in the country's east, Goma, in a move that could rankle the Kinshasa-based government.

The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo's cities controlled by Rwanda-backed rebels after the rebels were accused of forced camp closures.

Associated Press (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels controlling cities in eastern Congo have forcibly closed settlement camps, leading to the displacement of more than 110,000 people in recent days, the U.N. and locals said Tuesday.