The Voice of the suffering and persecuted​

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“I see Jesus in every human being. If we only knew whom we are serving—Jesus, who lives in every human being—then we would kneel while we are serving the poor or helping the sick."

"I tell them that Jesus Christ is very close to them in their suffering, for he suffered some of the same symptoms as those fighting the disease; he too struggled to breathe.”

They were already living many of the Gospel values without even knowing it. ... couples marry for life; they have no concept of divorce nor of polygamy and they are not in the least materialistic.

The stipends “secure our livelihood and safeguard the lives of thousands of believers who, through our humble efforts, hear the Holy Word of God and can receive the sacraments."

"Even after the arrival of the pandemic, Nigeria is still at the mercy of sporadic terrorist attacks by Boko Haram, especially in the north-east of the country.”

"We pray that these from a human perspective terrible times, will help us  all people to grow in faith, in hope and in love for God and our neighbors."

They are sowing terror among the population, burning towns and villages and attacking civilians on the roads or those travelling by public transport.

"I am convinced that what we are dealing with here is a weak and corrupt structure. It is about the incapacity of the state to act.”

"In our country, what so often happens is that they first arrest the accused and only later do they check the evidence.”