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21 MISSIONARIES HAVE BEEN SLAIN
IN RHODESIA
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SALISBURY, Rhodesia (NC)
Two more
Catholic priests hove been murdered in Rhodesia. Jesuit Father Gerhard while on his way to say Pieper, 38, was shot the day Mass at a rural church. after Christmas, and Swiss Three days later he was missionary Father Martin found dead at a black resHolyenstein, 44, was found ervation. dead a week later.
They were the 20th and 21st Catholic missionaries to have been killed in the guerilla war. Eighteen other missionaries have been killed. Two Jesuits were killed last June.
GUERILLAS? According to the Rhodesian military, guerillas murdered the missionaries.
Most Rhodesian Church leaders consider guerilla groups responsible for the murders, but they say the killings were not necessarSISTERS HEAR ily ordered by guerilla chiefs According to reports. Fa- Robert Mugabe and Joshua ther Pieper, a native of Nkomo. Berlin, was shot at KangOpponents of the governsire within the hearing of ment have said that it was the local black Sisters. trying to make the murThey were made to stand ders of the missionaries and look on while Father look like the work of guerPieper was harangued by illas to turn public opinion his captors. were ordered against them.
At the Redemptorist Retreat House this week, 24 Religious Sisters, Brothers and priests hove had a five-day study of directed retreat and prayer under the direction of Marist Brother MARK GILLOGLY, left, pictured with, left to right, Sister ELIZABETH DE VINE, Father JIM DEKKERS, Sister VERONICA MARTIN, BrOther DON SIEBERT, Sister MAUREEN KENNY and Sister JOAN FLYNN. (SEE ALSO PAGE 2)
Then they
inside and shortly after they heard the fatal shots. Father Holenstein disappeared on New Year's Day
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On the other hand they to the particular sensitive- need to get into the Ausness of the refugee people. tralian way of life, Mr Vo-
Centrecare attracted the A special booklet had grant because of the work it been has doing in this field. been prepared outlining the refugee's strong family ties, the respect for elders, and 30 FAMILIES PLACED the various eating customs. Over 30 families were Also, the host family placed with host families over the Christmas period needed to he aware of the and they were invited for a trauma suffered by a famChristmas meal, a New ily being uprooted.
gels said.
"They want to get involved in Australian life and make a secure future in Australia," he said. "On the other hand, they are isolated.
"They work six or seven days a week, the women Centrecare had achieved stay at home and everything a first by arranging the first is done for kids for whom Most of the contacts were foster home for a Vietnam education is their goal. spontaneous calls to Centre- ese refugee child, Mr Vogels care, Mr Vogels said. said. (CONTINUED, PAGE 2)
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