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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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Urgent prayers needed for kidnapped Nigerian priest

September 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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

Kafanchan, Nigeria, Sep 14, 2021 / 20:00 pm (CNA).
Prayers are being sought for the quick and… […]

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Prayers asked for nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017

August 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez / CEC

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

Crucifix file photo / Paul Sri/CNA

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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Remaining Catholic clergy kidnapped in Haiti finally released

April 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop of Port-au-Prince Max Leroy Mésidor. / Salesian priests of Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Apr 30, 2021 / 16:29 pm (CNA).
The Society of Priest of St. Jacques announced this Friday, April 30th, that the remaining seven of the 10 Catholic… […]

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Three kidnapped Catholics released in Haiti

April 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

An aerial view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sept. 16, 2008. / Public domain

Rome Newsroom, Apr 23, 2021 / 04:35 am (CNA).
More than 10 days after five priests, two nuns, and three lay people were abducted in Haiti and held for ransom, there are … […]

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