Nigeria: Bandits kill one Catholic priest, kidnap another vaticannews.va
Father Alphonsus Bello, a parish priest in northern Nigeria, was found dead on Friday morning, while another priest, Father Joe Keke was allegedly kidnapped by unknown bandits, a symptom of the rising state of insecurity in the country.
At the time of his death, Fr Bello was the parish priest of St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church, Malunfashi, Katsina State. Fr Keke was a priest in residence…
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