It is more than a month since two Italian priests and a Canadian religious sister were kidnapped in Cameroon.

It is more than a month since two Italian priests and a Canadian religious sister were kidnapped in Cameroon. With no trace of them, Catholics Bishops in the country say there are not happy with the way things are unfolding. The Two Italian Fidei Donum priests, Don Gianantonio Allegri and Don Giampaolo Marta, and a Canadian religious sister Gilberte Bussier of the Congregation Sisters of Our Lady, Montreal, were kidnapped on the night of Friday, April 4. In a recent statement released to the press by the Cameroon Episcopal Conference, Cameroon bishops condemned the kidnapping and demanded for their immediate release. “This is the second kidnapping of apostolic workers in Maroua-Mokolo diocese and the third time in the extreme North region after that of the Alain Fournier Family,” the statement said. In the release, the bishops “strongly condemn these inadmissible attacks from extremist groups on Church officials and against all acts of violence which pose a threat to the dignity of the human person.” “In communion with Maroua-Mokolo Diocese, we also invite all Christian communities to organise prayers for the speedy and unconditional release of these kidnapped missionaries. Under such circumstances, prayers remain our unique and effective arm,” the bishops concluded.