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NEWS ANALYSIS: Correspondent Emmanuel Patrick Ayuni Tan, who lost a nephew in the conflict last month, reports on growing internecine battles that are causing great hardship to the nation's civilian population
In his Aug. 30 statement, Father Sinju lamented attacks on the Catholic Church and appealed for an end to the conflict.
Mali, a predominantly Muslim country with a population of 19.66 million people, has experienced a surge in violence involving both civilians and the military since 2012.
The Sokoto Diocese said June 3 that Father Keke, 75, is receiving medical treatment.
Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil’s relatives and friends are heartened by last week’s disclosure by Yemen’s deputy prime minister.
Father Tom Uzhunnalil was taken in Yemen on March 4, 2016.
Father José Luis Sánchez Ruiz, who was kidnapped Nov. 11 in his home state of Veracruz, was found alive, but with visible signs of torture.
Two months after being kidnapped in Yemen, the Salesian priest remains missing, but Bishop Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia, said, “I was told that Father Tom is alive and that his return to freedom could be imminent.”
Father Tom Uzhunnalil was taken March 4. His Salesian order, the Indian government and bishops, as well as the Vatican, are working for his release.
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