CISA REPORT:(CISA) -Bishop John Namanzah Niyiring of Kano in Nigeria, described 10 Catholics who were killed during a terrorist attack on April 29 at St Stephen chaplaincy, Bayero University Kano as martyrs.
Bishop Niyiring was speaking at the requiem Mass celebrated for all the 10 deceased Catholics at Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral.
He described the death as painful, saying the Catholic Church honours those who died in their faith.
The bishop said, “These beloved Catholics who we mourn today were killed inside the church while worshiping God.”
“We must rejoice with them because they have died as martyrs who will receive God’s merciful judgment.”
According to Vanguard, the bishop called upon Nigerian Catholics to draw strength from the deaths and remain steadfast in the face of persecution.
The Boko Haram terrorist group is suspected of mounting the attack.
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