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Algeria beatifications are first in a Muslim nation
Source: BBC
Algeria beatifications are first in a Muslim nation
8 December 2018
The Catholic Church has beatified 19 Catholics killed in Algeria's civil war - the first such ceremony in a Muslim nation.
Most of them were French - seven were Trappist monks, and one a bishop.
The event took place amid tight security in the city of Oran west of the capital Algiers.
In a message, Pope Francis said he hoped it would "heal the wounds of the past and create a new dynamic of meeting and living together".
Beatification is the first step towards sainthood in the Catholic Church.
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8 December 2018
The Catholic Church has beatified 19 Catholics killed in Algeria's civil war - the first such ceremony in a Muslim nation.
Most of them were French - seven were Trappist monks, and one a bishop.
The event took place amid tight security in the city of Oran west of the capital Algiers.
In a message, Pope Francis said he hoped it would "heal the wounds of the past and create a new dynamic of meeting and living together".
Beatification is the first step towards sainthood in the Catholic Church.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46494942
The beatification took place in Oran's Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz
