{"id":28666,"date":"2018-05-15T07:10:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T07:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=28666"},"modified":"2018-05-15T07:55:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T07:55:35","slug":"central-african-republic-pray-for-this-young-fragile-but-courageous-church-interview-with-fr-trinchero-amelie-berthelin-acn-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2018\/05\/15\/central-african-republic-pray-for-this-young-fragile-but-courageous-church-interview-with-fr-trinchero-amelie-berthelin-acn-france\/","title":{"rendered":"CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC\u00a0: \u00a0\u201dPray for this young, fragile but courageous Church\u201d \u2013  Am\u00e9lie Berthelin &#8211; ACN France"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201dPray for this young, fragile but courageous Church\u201d \u2013 interview with Fr Trinchero<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Father Federico Trinchero, the Superior of Our Lady of Mount Carmel convent in Bangui, talks about the attack perpetrated recently in the Central African Republic and answers questions from ACN<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ACN &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>What exactly happened?\u00a0How many victims were there?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <strong>Father Federico:<\/strong> It was after a clash between police and Muslim militias in Bangui KM5, that the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, led by the Comboni missionaries, was attacked.\u00a0A ceremony was being held for the feast of St. Joseph.\u00a0The final number of casualties after the attack left was 24 dead and 170 wounded.\u00a0Among the victims was Father Albert Toungoumale-Baba, a diocesan priest of the Central African Republic, among the most senior priests of the clergy in Bangui who was well known in the diocese. He was present at the celebration as chaplain of the Fraternity of Saint Joseph.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let us not forget that just before Easter, another priest and several faithful had been killed in the parish of Seko (diocese of Bambari, in the centre of the country).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <strong>ACN: Why this renewed violence?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unfortunately, the KM 5, a kind of enclave with a Muslim majority, remains a highly-charged neighbourhood where criminals hide and continue by their actions to destabilise neighbouring districts, where Our Lady of Fatima parish is located.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <strong>ACN: What is the message of the Church in the aftermath of this tragedy?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A message of peace and rejection of revenge.\u00a0Father Albert who was killed was working in this direction.\u00a0Cardinal Nzapalainga immediately intervened with a very clear message on peace.\u00a0It must be remembered that the Cardinal is one of the most listened to voices in the country. He has <\/span>a real<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> moral authority and his word can really prevent the episode of 1st May from escalating further.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <strong>ACN: Do you want to ask for a specific prayer from our benefactors?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We ask the friends and benefactors of the ACN not to forget the Central African Republic. It is a country that has been suffering for too many years and seems to have been condemned to war and poverty.\u00a0We ask you to pray for this young, fragile but courageous Church.\u00a0We also ask for prayers for the young candidates to the priesthood so that like the abbot Albert, they can make the gift &#8211; with coherence and generosity &#8211; of their life for the Church and the people of Central Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Am\u00e9lie Berthelin &#8211; ACN France<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC\u00a0 \u201dPray for this young, fragile but courageous Church\u201d \u2013 interview with Fr Trinchero &nbsp; 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