Fears of a security breakdown as Mali Catholic churches attacked
World Watch Monitor Catholics in Mali have suffered a fresh wave of attacks at the hands of gunmen believed to be jihadists, amid a “dramatic” deterioration in security in the centre of the country. Several churches were attacked last month, according to the news agency AFP. In Dobara, 800 kilometres north of the capital, Bamako, armed […]
Catholic bishops push for release of kidnapped nun in Mali
Roman Catholic bishops in Mali are pushing for the release of a nun kidnapped last month in the country’s south. Edmond Dembele, secretary general of the Episcopal Conference of Mali told Agenzia Fides, that the bishops were exploring “all possible paths” to obtain the release of Sister Cecilia Argoti Narváez, also referred to Sister Gloria […]