Nigerian church where massacre occurred to reopen by autumn

Nigerian church where massacre occurred to reopen by autumn A priest prays over a casket during a burial outside St Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Nigeria, June 17, 2022. Photo: CNS.

Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade of Ondo, Nigeria, is resolute in the wake of tragedy. St Francis Xavier Church in Ondo, where at least 40 worshippers were slain by terrorists June 5 during Pentecost Mass, will reopen by autumn. “We’ll resume full activities as it has always been,” Bishop Arogundade told Catholic News Service June 28…

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