A savage jihad replete with massacres, beheadings, and sexual enslavement has been raging in the Christian-majority nation of Mozambique since 2017. Few in the West are aware of this, not least as the situation has been garbed in Marxist language
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A family rests at a displacement center in Pemba, Mozambique, April 2, 2021, after fleeing an attack claimed by Islamic State-linked insurgents on the town of Palma. (CNS photo/Emidio Jozine, Reuters)
Religious extremism is taking a toll on the Catholic community in Mozambique. Churches have been razed and there are communities where parishioners live displaced and deserted as a result of the ongoing armed conflict in the country.
The fight over natural resources in northern Mozambique has been identified as one of the causes of the growing conflict as armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State have been launching attacks in villages and communities.
Pope Francis expresses closeness to Mozambicans in Cabo Delgado
Pope Francis conveys his nearness to the people of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique, where around 600,000 people have been displaced from their homes due to an armed conflict.
By Vatican News
Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa of Pemba told Vatican News about the Pope’s expression of “closeness and great love”, which came during their private audience on Friday.
The Bishop said the Pope spoke of his concern for the suffering people of Cabo Delgado, as well as for all Mozambicans.
During the 40-minute audience, Bishop Lisboa informed Pope Francis about the serious humanitarian situation underway in Mozambique’s northern region.