Time stops in Rome, but war on Christians continues
Time stops in Rome, but war on Christians continues
Fr. Evarist Mushi, shot to death in Tanzania Feb. 17
By John L. Allen Jr.
NCR Today
March 2, 2013
While the attention of the Catholic world is focused on events unfolding in Rome, time has not stopped for Catholics in other parts of the world. The flow of events since Feb. 11, when Benedict XVI announced his resignation, offers a reminder of why the next pope will be pressed to make defense of religious freedom job number one.
On Sunday, Feb. 17, a 55-year-old Catholic priest named Fr. Evarist Mushi was shot to death in Tanzania by assailants on a motorcycle in front of Zanzibar's St. Joseph's Cathedral, just before Sunday morning Mass. According to the news agency Fides, local bishops received a message claiming responsibility from a group calling itself "Muslim Renewal."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Fr. Evarist Mushi, shot to death in Tanzania Feb. 17
By John L. Allen Jr.
NCR Today
March 2, 2013
While the attention of the Catholic world is focused on events unfolding in Rome, time has not stopped for Catholics in other parts of the world. The flow of events since Feb. 11, when Benedict XVI announced his resignation, offers a reminder of why the next pope will be pressed to make defense of religious freedom job number one.On Sunday, Feb. 17, a 55-year-old Catholic priest named Fr. Evarist Mushi was shot to death in Tanzania by assailants on a motorcycle in front of Zanzibar's St. Joseph's Cathedral, just before Sunday morning Mass. According to the news agency Fides, local bishops received a message claiming responsibility from a group calling itself "Muslim Renewal."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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