A German missionary, Father Hans-Joachim Lohre, was allegedly kidnapped in the capital Bamako, Mali on Sunday. While he was preparing to go for the Mass in another part of the city, he disappeared.
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of October, calling on everyone to pray that all Christians might be missionary disciples and open to the demands of the Church’s evangelizing mission.
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of October, calling on everyone to pray that all Christians might be missionary disciples and open to the demands of the Church’s evangelizing mission.
The Philippine government has canceled the “permanent resident” visa of a Dutch Catholic missionary and ordered him to leave the country over his alleged involvement in “illegal political activities.”
Missionary priest Joseph Stephen Peixotto of the Congregation of Holy Cross died at Moreau House in the capital of Bangladesh on February 4. He was 87.
Italian missionary Arturo Speziale, a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, marked his 50th anniversary as a priest in Bangladesh on December 4.
