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Kidnappings in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region Push Catholic Bishop to Change Tack in Administering Sacraments

Summary by ACI Africa
For three years, Bishop Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun has been unable to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation to some pastoral areas within Ethiopia’s Eparchy of Bahir Dar - Dessie where kidnappings have been on the rise. According to Bishop Lisane-Christos, abductors go for Church leaders who fetch them a huge amount as ransom. To administer the Sacrament of Confirmation, the Catholic Bishop has been sending staff at the Eparchy who he says h…
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ACI Africa broke the news on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
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