Vatican agency pays tribute to missionaries killed in 2022
The 18 Catholics recalled by Fides were killed in the midst of carrying out their daily service
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The 18 Catholics recalled by Fides were killed in the midst of carrying out their daily service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Most of the 18 Catholic missionaries murdered in 2022 were not carrying out high-risk missions when they were assassinated but were simply 'immersed and submerged in the ordinariness of their lives and their apostolic work,' said the editor of Fides, the Vatican's missionary news service. The 13 priests, three religious sisters, one seminarian and one lay leader recalled by Fides were killed in the midst of carrying out their daily service 'for the good of all, including -
After four nuns of the Congregation of the Sisters of Jesus the Saviour regain their freedom after two days in the hands of their captors, Sr. ...
Sr. Johannes Nwodo (R), Sr. Christabel Echemazu (L), Sr. Liberata Mbamalu (C), and Sr. Benita Agu, freed from captivity in Nigeria's Imo State, Aug. 23, 2022. / Courtesy photoDenver Newsroom, Aug 23, 2022 / 15:19 pm (CNA).Four religious sisters who were kidnapped while on their way to Mass Aug. 21 have been released, according to their order. Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu, and Benita Agu were kidnapped Aug. 21 in Nigeria's Imo state, located in the south of the country. After two days of seeking "intense prayer" for their "quick and...
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