Kinshasa, 16 December, 2023 / 9:30 pm (ACI Africa).
The Salesian News Agency (ANS) reported the murder of Salesian missionary Father Léopold Feyen in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
According to the Vatican news agency Fides, the 82-year-old priest was stabbed several times in his bedroom in Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in the municipality of Masina just east of Kinshasa.
The Salesians said that Feyen was known locally as “Koko Pol” and had health problems. He did not hold any leadership position, but “he supervised the management of the orchards cultivated to produce fruits and vegetables for schools.”
“In so many years of work, he dedicated his life to young people, especially those most in need, with the heart of the Good Shepherd, becoming for them, like Don Bosco, ‘father, teacher, and friend,’” the Salesians highlighted.
According to Fides, there is currently little information about the circumstances surrounding the murder; however, local media reports suggest the priest may have been the victim of an attack by an assailant.
