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Nun released nearly five years after kidnapping in Mali thanks God

October 19, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez / CEC

Rome, Italy, Oct 19, 2021 / 16:39 pm (CNA).
Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary who was abducted in Mali in February 2017 and held for nearly five years, posted Sunday on Twitter thanking God an… […]

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Pope Francis greets Colombian nun freed 4 years after kidnapping by Islamists in Mali

October 10, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis greets the recently freed Sr. Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti at the Vatican, Oct. 10, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Oct 10, 2021 / 07:40 am (CNA).
Pope Francis greeted a Colombian nun on Sunday, shortly after she was freed fou… […]

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Catholic diocese rejoices as priest is freed barely 24 hours after kidnapping

September 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Fr. Benson Bulus Luka was kidnapped from his parish residence in Nigeria’s Kafanchan diocese on Sept. 13, 2021. / Kafanchan Diocese

Kafanchan, Nigeria, Sep 16, 2021 / 03:10 am (CNA).
A Nigerian Catholic priest kidnapped at his parish residence o… […]

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Catholic priest in Cameroon freed after three days in captivity

September 2, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Freed: Msgr. Julius Agbortoko Abbor, vicar general of Cameroon’s Mamfe diocese. / Diocese of Mamfe.

Mamfe, Cameroon, Sep 2, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).
A Catholic diocese announced on Wednesday that kidnappers had freed a priest seized in Cameroon’s … […]

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Prayers asked for nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017

August 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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San, Mali, Aug 11, 2021 / 14:23 pm (CNA).
An initiative that works to highlight persecution of Christians released Friday a video seeking prayers for Sister Gloria Cecilia Nárvaez Argoti, a missionary who was … […]

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Abducted Catholic priest, catechist released by Burmese militia

August 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Yangon, Myanmar, Aug 6, 2021 / 18:01 pm (CNA).
A Catholic priest and a catechist who were abducted last month by a group of armed militia in Burma’s Chin state were released Aug. 4.A Catholic priest in Burma, a… […]

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Catholic nun abducted on way to the market in DR Congo set free

July 17, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Daughters of the Resurrection walking in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. / Aid to the Church in Need.

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jul 17, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Kidnappers have freed a Catholic nun seized on her wa… […]

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Suspected members of Boko Haram kidnap Catholic priest in Nigeria

July 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Elijah Juma Wada was abducted on June 30, 2021, in Nigeria’s Maiduguri diocese. / Courtesy photo.

Maiduguri, Nigeria, Jul 7, 2021 / 03:03 am (CNA).
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria asked Tuesday for prayers for a priest abducted by suspected me… […]

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Haitian archbishop demands release of abducted Catholics

April 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A tent camp in Haiti. / arindambanarjee/Shutterstock.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Apr 14, 2021 / 15:45 pm (CNA).
The Archbishop of Port-au-Prince has called for the release of 10 people who were kidnapped in Haiti on Sunday and are being held for ran… […]

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