Canadian Priest in Rwanda Killed During Communion
A gunman killed a Roman Catholic priest who was delivering communion to parishioners in a small settlement in northwestern Rwanda on Sunday, church officials said.
The priest, who had worked in Rwanda for more than 35 years, was killed in Kampanga settlement and his body brought to the bishop’s residence, said an official with the Roman Catholic diocese in Ruhengeri, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
No Rwandan officials were available to comment, and details were sketchy.
The priest was identified by his Missionaries of Africa order in Rome as Father Guy Pinard, 61, originally from Trois Rivieres, in the Canadian province of Quebec.
The killing comes two weeks after three Spanish aid workers were killed and an American colleague wounded in an attack on their compound in Ruhengeri.
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