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Sister Nabila Saleh with several children, at the Rosario Sisters School, Gaza Photo: ACN

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Mozambique: Terrorists kill 11 Christians in an attack in Cabo Delgado province

At least 11 Christians were massacred by terrorists on Friday, September 15, 2023, in northern Mozambique. According to information provided to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) by Brother Boaventura, a missionary of the Brothers of the Poor of Jesus Christ in the region, the murders took place in the village of Naquitengue, near Mocimboa da Praia, in Cabo Delgado province. The area has been the target of attacks by Islamic extremists since 2017.

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Historic: entire family beatified including newborn baby born during martyrdom

In the witness and martyrdom of the Ulma’s and their children we discover anew the greatness of the family, a place of life, love and fruitfulness – said Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, in his homily at the Mass for the rite of beatification of the Ulma Family, which took place on September 10, 2023 in Markowa, in the Podkarpacie region.