The Catholic priests, the religious brother attacked at the Mozambic Archbishop's training Center

Africa Africa, Feb 27 2025 / 07:00 AM

Fear tightened Nazaré training center in Mozambic Archbishop of Beira After a Sunday, February 23, an attack that left two priests and a religious brother at the injured unit.

The Conference of Religious Institutes in Mozambic told Pontic and Charity Catholic Foundation The help of the church that needs (ACN) International that a group of men armed with guns, models and iron entered the institution in the first hours of February 23, violently attacking three missionaries that were there.

According to one Feb 25 Report ACNThe conference “expressed concern about insecurity” in the South -African nation following the attack and appealed to prayers for peace in the country.

ACN reported that the two priests and brother were “tied and tortured by the bandits” at the institution, who are employed in various activities, including training courses for Mozambic Archdiocese.

Fortunately, according to the report, all three men “are in danger” and have suffered only “minor pain and wounds”.

One of the victims, Father Timothée Batio, is a priest from Burkina Faso who celebrated two decades of priesthood in December 2024 and is currently the episcopal vicar for the consecrated life of the Archdiocese of Beira. He is responsible for the Training Center in Nazaré.

ACN said that the attack on the Catholic institution took place at a sensitive moment in the political life of the African nation that speak of Portuguese, which was caused by political disorders Following a challenged presidential election.

Mozambic, ACN said, continues to suffer from Shahab’s militants, especially in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

In his report, ACN quotes one of the victims saying that the robbery incident was managed by security officials, who said they are still providing details about robbers, including their identity and what they could have steal.

This story was published for the first time From here Africa, the CNA news partner in Africa and was adapted by the CNA.

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