Solidarity for the massacred Christians in Africa

May 01, 2012: The Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Angelo Scola and the Church of Milan expressed pain and offered prayer for the massacred Christians in Nigeria and Kenya.

The office of communications of the Diocese of Milan, in a press release on Monday noted that the Church of Milan has been preparing to welcome Christians from all over the world for the approaching celebration of the VII World Meeting of Families, when it received the sad news of massacres of Christians in Nigeria and Kenya.

Such serious acts of violence and death are repeated for some time not only in Africa but also in Asia, from Pakistan to India, it said.

The Ambrosian faithful participate in the suffering of the persecuted churches around the world, with prayer, affection and sympathy for the pain of families and communities so severely affected.
The Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Angelo Scola, and the whole Diocese wish to be close to these brothers and sisters.

In every community of the Diocese and in personal prayer of Christians do not miss the memory of the victims and those who are so sorely tried. The persecution against Christians and all religious persecution is unacceptable, and that it is against the guarantee and protection of justice and freedom.

It called upon the national and international authorities to take a strong stance and to address such acts of violence.
The faith of our Church is enlivened by the testimony of many Christians who pay with their lives the love of Jesus Christ, the communique noted.