Sr. Johannes Nwodo (R), Sr. Christabel Echemazu (L), Sr. Liberata Mbamalu (C), and Sr. Benita Agu, freed from captivity in Nigeria's Imo State, Aug. 23, 2022. / Courtesy photoDenver Newsroom, Aug 23, 2022 / 15:19 pm (CNA).Four religious sisters who were kidnapped while on their way to Mass Aug. 21 have been released, according to their order. Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu, and Benita Agu were kidnapped Aug. 21 in Nigeria s Imo state, located in the south of the country. After two days of seeking "intense prayer" for their "quick and safe release," the Sisters of Jesus the Saviour announced the abductees "unconditional and safe release" in a statement Aug. 23. "Today is a memorable day for us, therefore, we wish to share this joy with all men and women of Goodwill who in one way or the other have contributed to the quick and safe release of our dear sisters," the statement reads. The Sister
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria’s Kaduna State has asked the faithful to pray for two of its priests who were kidnapped from the rectory of a church, bringing the number of priests kidnapped in the country this year thus far to 20.
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Priests in Nigeria fear for their lives. Hardly a day goes by without news of a new kidnapping. The latest abduction of two diocesan priests occurred on July 15 in the rectory of the Christ the King parish in Yadin Garu, Kaduna State: Father John Mark Cheitnum was killed the same day he was abducted. His dead body was
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