Blessed Benedict Daswa | Sad memories of Catholic martyr triggered
As millions of mourners across the world pay their last respects to Pope Francis, fond and sad memories of a Catholic martyr, Blessed Benedict Daswa, have been triggered in South Africa. Daswa, from the poverty-stricken village of Tshitanini near Thohoyandou in Limpopo, was brutally murdered by a mob for refusing to participate in an anti-Christian community practice in 1990. He was beatified in 2015 by the late Italian Prefect Cardinal Angelo Amato on the decree of Pope Francis.
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