Catholic bishop murdered in Turkey

A Catholic bishop was stabbed to death in Turkey today, a day before he was due to meet the pope.

Catholic bishop murdered in Turkey
Thu, 03 Jun, 2010 - 16:49

A Catholic bishop was stabbed to death in Turkey today, a day before he was due to meet the pope.

Luigi Padovese, the pope’s apostolic vicar in Anatolia, was attacked outside his home in the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: TurkeyPlace: AnatoliaPlace: MediterraneanPlace: IskenderunPlace: HatayPlace: CyprusPlace: Middle EastPlace: IzmirPlace: MalatyaPlace: Black SeaPlace: TrabzonPerson: Luigi PadovesePerson: Mehmet Celalettin LekesizPerson: Murat A.Person: BishopPerson: PadovesePerson: LekesizPerson: Adriano FranchiniPerson: Prophet MuhammadPerson: FatherPerson: Andrea SantoroOrganisation: CatholicOrganisation: VaticanOrganisation: ChristiansOrganisation: TurkeyOrganisation: Islam
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