“Over the past year, some of our churches, funeral processions, and places of public gathering have become targets of attack; some of our holy sites and cemeteries have been desecrated; and some of our ancient liturgies, such as the Palm Sunday Procession and the Holy Fire Ceremony, have been closed off to thousands of worshipers."

His car broke down on a country road and a suspicious looking man on a motorcycle passed him and then circled round for closer inspection, forcing him to flee into the bush.

The men who are still in prison 29 years later are those who didn’t want to confess and recognize the incriminating facts or those who carried out crimes in several areas and whose sentences were combined or again those who were the preachers of the genocide and who gave the orders.

“I visit communities that can only be reached by foot, by boat or by canoe,” said Father Prado. Now, thanks to his new vehicle, he can reach many more people.

Pope Francis has been hospitalized in the Gemelli clinic, in Rome, after routine exams detected a respiratory infection.

“We hope these new leaders will treat everybody fairly and justly, so that it doesn’t matter who you are, you should be treated as any other citizen. We are not making any special demand, just to be treated justly, fairly and with equity."