Seven years later, still no trace of Jesuit priest kidnapped in Syria
Vatican CityRNS Seven years after the disappearance of an Italian Jesuit priest in Syria, family members and Vatican officials address his legacy and demand the truth about what happened to the thousands who vanished in the war-torn Middle Eastern country. “My appeal is not to forget about Syria,” said Immacolata Dall’Oglio, sister of Rev Paolo […]
Catholic priest killed in Peru
A Spanish Jesuit priest working among Indigenous people in Peru has been murdered. Vatican News reports that the body of Fr Carlos Riudavets Montes was found last Friday morning with several stab wounds and his hands bound in the school he ran. Reports said the fact nothing seemed to be stolen seemed to rule out burglary as […]
A Catholic priest is mediating Mugabe’s departure
RNS No one yet knows how the 37-year reign of President Robert Mugabe will end, but many are hoping a Jesuit priest will lead the way to a peaceful transition of power in Zimbabwe. Rev Fidelis Mukonori on Wednesday began to mediate between Mr Mugabe and the military shortly after the country’s generals put the […]