Twenty Catholic missionaries killed worldwide in 2020
A red cross stands beside the grave of US-born Sister Dorothy Stang in Anapu, Brazil, who was assassinated in 2005. Fides said 20 missionaries died violent deaths in 2020. Photo CNS.
Twenty Catholic missionaries were killed across the world in 2020, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies has said. Agenzia Fides reported December 30 that those who lost their lives in service of the Church comprised eight priests, three religious women, one male religious, two seminarians, and six lay people. Previous years As in previous…