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Mali: Catholic education system in danger
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2025 could be a difficult year for Catholic schools in Mali. According to ACN’s Malian project partners, state subsidies will cease from the beginning of ...
Mali: Jihadist group intensifies religious persecution and charges Christians “jizya” tax
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Confidential sources contacted by ACN speak of a worsening of discrimination against Christian communities in two villages in the Mopti region of Mali. According to ...
German priest freed from captivity in Mali
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“Despite our joy at the moment, however, we must also remember that there are many other men and women who remain in custody or are ...
Priest kidnapped in Mali: ‘We are an easy target’
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Everything points to a kidnapping, since the missionary’s car was found abandoned and the cross, he always carried with him was on the ground. However, ...
In Mali, jihadists use hunger as weapon to subjugate the population
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"The jihadists are acting in the name of religion. Everything that does not conform to their own ideology suffers as a result."
Colombian missionary is released after being held by jihadists for more than four years
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"Her release encourages us to keep praying for all those who are still hoping for freedom.”
In Mali, joy at release of kidnapped priest
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Since 2012, jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have carried out kidnappings to obtain money or exert political pressure.
Franciscan sister held hostage in Mali sends new letter to her family
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“She is exhausted physically, very thin, her face burnt brown by the sun and by the climate in the Mali region, but thanks be ...
After four years, the Church continues to pray for the release of kidnapped sister
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"We need to raise the voice of freedom, not only for Gloria, but for all the kidnapped Catholics, for believers and non-believers in the world.”