Nigeria Pentecost massacre latest chapter in old story
The massacre occurred during a Sunday Mass, but it wasn't an ordinary Sunday – this was the great feast of Pentecost, which marks the end of the Easter season.
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The massacre occurred during a Sunday Mass, but it wasn't an ordinary Sunday – this was the great feast of Pentecost, which marks the end of the Easter season.
Rasche was reacting to a June 5 attack by terrorists on congregants of St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State where about 40 persons were killed and several others injured. He also spoke about the violence Christians in Nigeria are subjected to.
Nigerian Christians no longer trust their own government or the leaders of the United States and the European Union.
The massacre occurred during a Sunday mass, but it wasn’t an ordinary Sunday — this was the great feast of Pentecost, which marks the end of the Easter season.
The massacre occurred during a Sunday mass, but it wasn't an ordinary Sunday -- this was the great feast of Pentecost, which marks the end of the Easter season.