Three Italian Sisters murdered in Burundi Published: 10 September 2014 Sr Lucia Pulici, 75, and Sr Olga Raschietti, 82, were found dead on Sunday in their mission residence in the capital of Bujumbura. Sr Bernadetta Bogianni, 79, who had found the bodies, was killed the next night. In telegrams sent to Archbishop Evariste Ngoyagoye of Bujumbura and Sr Ines Frizza Superior General of the Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary, the Pope expressed his sadness concerning the tragic deaths of these faithful and devout nuns. The messages, sent on behalf of the Pope by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, said the Pope hoped that the blood they have shed may become the seed of hope to build true fraternity between peoples. Xaverian Missionary Fr Mario Pulcini, Superior of the Xaverian Missionaries in Burundi, told MISNA, the missionary news service, that he had gone to the mission house on 7 September after he and Sr Boggiani had been unable to reach Sisters Pulici and Raschietti by telephone all of that day. I was in front of the main door with the idea of forcing it open when it opened and I saw Bernadetta there very upset. She had found a side service entrance open and, once she entered, found the lifeless bodies of Sisters Olga and Lucia, he said. Photo: An official of Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary holds a photo of the three Italian missionary nuns
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:53:37 +0000
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