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Bishop Bertram Johannes Meier of the Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in Germany. Credit: ACI Africa

German Catholic Bishop Encourages Nigerians to Foster Works of Mercy, “to put smiles in the faces of the poor”

Jan 15, 2025

The recent deadly stampede during food distribution in the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja that claimed the lives of 10 beneficiaries of St. Vincent de Paul Society's food-sharing initiative in the Nigerian Metropolitan See should not discourage Nigerians from engaging in works of mercy.

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