‘I am prepared to die a martyr’: Freed Nigerian monk recounts kidnapping, murder of brother monk — By: Catholic News Agency

Brother Godwin Eze. / Credit: Benedictine Monastery, Eruku ACI Africa, Nov 30, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA). Brother Peter Olarewaju recently recounted the horrific kidnapping and torture he and two other monks from a Benedictine monastery in Nigeria underwent, including the murder of one of the monks. Brother Godwin Eze spent his final hours encouraging…

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Pope to Orthodox patriarch: ‘Bonds of faith, hope and charity’ unite two churches — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 30, 2023 / 11:13 am (CNA). On the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, Pope Francis sent a message to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople expressing his “fraternal affection” and reflecting on…

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Nicaraguan dictatorship releases new photos, video of imprisoned Bishop Álvarez — By: Catholic News Agency

Some photographs of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez disseminated by the dictatorship of Nicaragua in November 2023. / Credit: Ministry of the Interior of Nicaragua ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 30, 2023 / 09:30 am (CNA). In response to demands for proof that Bishop Rolando Álvarez is still alive, the Nicaraguan dictatorship’s Ministry of the Interior released…

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