A 77-year-old French-Spanish nun was found murdered in a village where she taught sewing to girls in the west of the Central African Republic, according to the official portal of the Holy See.
According to Vatican News, the nun was found beheaded Monday, May 21, but according to a bishop of his diocese Spanish home she was slaughtered for reasons still unknown. "On the night of Sunday to Monday, her attackers entered her room and took her to the center she was teaching for the girls, where they beheaded her," writes Vatican News.
"No claim has been made, but according to a local MP, this murder could be linked to trafficking in human organs, and the many ritual crimes in the region," the site added.
Pope Francis spoke Wednesday on St. Peter's Square this murder "barbaric". "I want to remember the memory of Ines Nieves Sancho, 77 years old, educator of poor girls for decades, barbarically killed in the Central African Republic precisely in the room where she taught sewing to girls, a woman who more has given his life for Jesus in the service of the poor, "said Pope Francis during his audience on St. Peter's Square, calling on the crowd to pray silently for her.
With AFP