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Church desecrated in Central African Republic

August 23, 2013

Members of Seleka, the Islamist rebel movement that seized power in the Central African Republic in March, desecrated a church, looted a rectory and convent, and burned down huts used for religious instruction, the Fides news agency reported.

The incidents took place in Bohong, a rural town in the western part of the nation, after local hunters killed a Seleka colonel. Some young local Muslims joined in the violence.

 

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Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent; Opt. Mem. St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop

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The first reading from Isaiah represents one of the most striking passages of the Bible that affirms the love of God for his people. It was a message of consolation addressed to the Jewish captives in Babylon promising them the joys of Messianic times. We are also captives and exiles because of our sins and human…

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