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Source confirms arrest of Catholic bishop, two priests in Eritrea

Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Eritrea's Segheneity Eparchy / InfoVaticanaACI Africa, Oct 18, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).Security officers in Eritrea have arrested and detained a Catholic bishop and two priests, a source in the Northeastern African country has confirmed to ACI Africa.On Oct. 15, security agents reportedly arrested Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim at Asmara international airport after he arrived from Europe, BBC News reported.A source in Eritrea who did not want to be named for security reasons confirmed the media reports about the arrest of Tsalim, the local ordinary of Eritrea s Segheneity Eparchy, who will turn 52 on Oct. 23, saying, "Yes, it is true. What the media is saying is true.""We just need your prayers right now," the source told ACI Africa.Two Catholic priests, Father Mihretab Stefanos, who is the parish priest of St. Michael s parish of Segheneity Eparchy, and Abbot Abraham, a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Franciscan ....

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