Father Augustine Deji Dada, from the Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria, who is Serving Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Elmsford, in the Archdiocese of New York, reflects on World Mission Sunday under one of St. John Paul II greatest contributions: Catechesi Tradendae.
The numbers reported by Fides do not include the death of Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants, at lhiala, along Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, Nigeria, hours after Pope Francis honored the first Christian martyr on Boxing Day.
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Father Zaku's life is a call for awareness, for prayers, and for action. Let us stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Nigeria, supporting them in their mission to spread the Good News, even in the darkest of times.
