The Pope prays for the kidnapped Religious

April 5, 2014 : Pope Francis prays for two priests "fidei donum" Fr. Giampaolo Martha and Fr. Gian Antonio Allegri and a Canadian nun kidnapped on Friday night in Cameroon and he hopes for a rapid and positive solution to the case. As reported by the Vatican press office. The Pope was informed of the kidnapping and is in constant contact with the Nunciature. The three religious were taken by two armed groups in their homes in the Diocese of Maroua in northern Cameroon. It is quite likely, that the perpetrators of the kidnapping may belong to the fundamentalist Islamic militia Boko Haram.