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January 30, 2018

Pope recognizes martyrdom of 19 Algerians killed by Islamic terrorists

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, France, fourth from left, prays in 2007 in Medea, Algeria, during an interfaith service at the graves of the seven Trappist monks who were killed in 1996.
VATICAN – Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of a bishop, seven Trappist monks and 11 other religious men and women killed by extremists in Algeria in the 1990s.
Published in International