{"id":9215,"date":"2015-05-15T07:39:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T07:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=9215"},"modified":"2015-05-15T07:39:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T07:39:03","slug":"fr-george-odafe-gives-thanks-to-aid-to-the-church-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2015\/05\/15\/fr-george-odafe-gives-thanks-to-aid-to-the-church-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Fr George Odafe gives thanks to Aid to the Church in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BN27SoHsywc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9216 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/photo-vedio.jpg\" alt=\"photo vedio\" width=\"690\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Father George Odafe from the Archdiocese of Kaduna is one of the many priests that you are supporting in northern Nigeria. 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