Pope Francis on Wednesday at the end of his audience offered a prayer for the Nigerian Catholic priest, Father Isaac Achi, burnt alive by terrorists who attacked and set his parish rectory ablaze. SaharaReporters had reported that Achi was found amid the ashes of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church parish building after terrorists attacked the church on Sunday.
January 18, 2023SaharaReporters had reported that Achi was found amid the ashes of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church parish building after terrorists attacked the church on Sunday.
Pope Francis on Wednesday at the end of his audience offered a prayer for the Nigerian Catholic priest, Father Isaac Achi, burnt alive by terrorists who attacked and set his parish rectory ablaze.SaharaReporters had reported that Achi was found amid the ashes of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church parish building after terrorists attacked the church on Sunday.It was gathered that the terrorists attacked the church located in Kafin Koro community at 3 a.m.
The Pope also extended a special greeting to French-speaking pilgrims from the Democratic Republic of Congo , where he will be visiting at the end of this month.The National Catholic Register also reports that on the same day that Achi was killed in Nigeria, members of the Islamic State of West African Province bombed a Pentecostal church in the eastern Congolese town of Kasindi, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 60.
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