Before her murder by insurgents, Italian nun called niece for prayers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Perhaps just hours or less before her murder in northern Mozambique as militants swept into the area, Comboni Sister Maria De Coppi left a voice message with her niece, urging her to pray for the people on the run.

'Hello, Gabriella, good evening. I just wanted to tell you the situation here is agonizing, it's not good. It is very tense,' was the voice message Comboni Sister Gabriella Bottani received from her aunt at 8 p.m. Sept. 6. The audio was posted online Sept. 7 by

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