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Pope Francis speaks at the Angelus address on March 20, 2022. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Sep 11, 2022 / 07:30 am (CNA).Pope Francis in his Angelus address on Sunday honored an Italian missionary sister who was killed by Islamist terrorists in Mozambique.Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Sept. 11, the pope said: "In this moment of prayer, it is dear to me to remember Sister Maria de Coppi, Combonian missionary, killed in Chipene, Mozambique, where she served with love for almost 60 years.""May her witness give strength and courage to Christians and all the people of Mozambique."Sister Maria de Coppi was shot and killed last week as terrorists ransacked and burned the Catholic mission where she served in Mozambique s Diocese of Nacala. The Italian priests and sisters who served at the mission were able to evacuate 68 students who were living at the mission before the church, boarding houses, rectory, and school were destroyed in the five-hour attac
Sister Maria De Coppi, who was killed by Islamist terrorists at a mission in Chipene, Mozambique, Sept. 6, 2022. / Comboni Missionaries via Facebook
Nacala, Mozambique, Sep 9, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Sister Maria De Coppi, a Comboni missionary s.
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