“Fr Rey Roda a missionary of the Oblate of Mary Immaculate was killed on Tuesday. 50 year old Fr Roda was the leader of a mission in Tawi Tawi in the far south of the county. This area is a base for Abu Saayff an Al Qaeda...”
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Feb. 6, 2006 (CWNews.com) - A Catholic priest was shot and killed in Trabzon, Turkey, on Sunday, and authorities there are investigating whether the murder was related to Islamic anger
Bangalore, India - More than 5000 mourners including Hindus and Muslims gathered for the funeral of a Sri Lankan Roman Catholic priest killed by a mine blast while on his way to distribute supplies to displaced people.
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - A Chaldaean Catholic priest and three of his assistants were shot dead on Sunday outside a church in northern Iraq, the local police commander said.
In the West Bank several churches were attacked and in Somalia a Catholic nun was shot dead. Christians flee Iraq. The news of the priest’s murder came as ...
Profiles: Fourteen Irish missionaries killed on foreign soil
In my area, Catholics are reaching out to the Moslems in discussion and peace.
There are a lot of people who are trying very hard to be united in Christ. The deliberate efforts either by pride, hubris, or hardness of heart to keep the divisions splitting even further and farther from the truth are terrible.
‘tis a sad thing when people proclaiming the gospel are murdered, although we draw comfort from knowing that Christians who die are with the Lord in spirit, in a far better place.
We should thank God for those who are willing to suffer great loss for the furthering of His kingdom and for His glory.