Pope prays for murdered Nigerian Catholic priest Isaac Achi, other Christians
Pope Francis on Wednesday asked congregants to pray for Isaac Achi, a reverend father brutally murdered by bandits last week in Minna, Niger State.
“I ask all of you to join me in praying for Father Isaac Achi, of the Diocese of Minna in northern Nigeria, who was killed last Sunday in an attack on his rectory,” the Pope beseeched pilgrims gathered at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Wednesday.
“So many Christians continue to be the target of violence: let us remember them in our prayers!” Pope Francis added.
Mr Achi was set ablaze by angry bandits after they were unable to gain entry to the parish residence where he dwelled.
In the same vein, the Pope condoled with victims of a church bombing in Kasindi, Congo, which left at least 14 people dead and more than 60 injured.
The Islamic State terrorist group had taken responsibility for the bomb attack.
The bombing in the Congolese church occurred the same day Mr Achi was burned alive in Nigeria.
The Pope expressed “compassion and closeness to all the families so hard hit by this tragedy.”
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