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You may remember this story<\/strong><\/a> from last month. Now, the pope has added his voice:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\n Following the traditional prayer of Marian devotion on Gaudete Sunday, Pope Francis appealed for the release of six religious sisters, who were kidnapped one month ago from their convent in Iguoriakhi, Nigeria. <\/p>\n

\u201cDear brothers and sisters,\u201d he said, \u201cI heartily join myself to the appeal fo the Bishops of Nigeria for the liberation of the Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Christ, kidnapped roughly a month ago from their convent in Iguoriakhi. I pray with insistence for them and for all the other persons who find themselves in this painful condition: may they all, on the occasion of Christmas, finally return to their homes.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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