A worshiper is checked with a metal detector before services at a Garissa Catholic church.
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[From article]
Garissa offers a snapshot of what France and Lebanon, both targeted in recent attacks, and other countries face — the challenge of harmonizing Christian-Muslim relations at a time of danger from extremists. The issue is one Pope Francis is expected to address during his trip this week to Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic, where Christian-Muslim violence is flaring.
While the pope won’t visit Garissa, the attack is likely to be a backdrop, especially when he meets with youth on Friday.
“One of the motives for going to Africa is to bring a message of peace and reconciliation,” said the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi. “These are young people who need to be encouraged, and urged to look forward in a situation where it isn’t easy to live out their Christian experience.”
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Garissa, 225 miles east of the capital, Nairobi, lies in a mostly Muslim area. But the country is about 80 percent Christian. Decades ago, Kenya clamped down here on ethnic Somalis seeking union with Somalia.
http://nypost.com/2015/11/23/these-christians-must-worship-under-armed-guard/
These Christians must worship under armed guard
By Associated Press
New York Post
November 23, 2015 | 1:02pm
While the pope won’t visit Garissa, the attack is likely to be a backdrop, especially when he meets with youth on Friday.
“One of the motives for going to Africa is to bring a message of peace and reconciliation,” said the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi. “These are young people who need to be encouraged, and urged to look forward in a situation where it isn’t easy to live out their Christian experience.”
[. . .]
Garissa, 225 miles east of the capital, Nairobi, lies in a mostly Muslim area. But the country is about 80 percent Christian. Decades ago, Kenya clamped down here on ethnic Somalis seeking union with Somalia.
http://nypost.com/2015/11/23/these-christians-must-worship-under-armed-guard/
These Christians must worship under armed guard
By Associated Press
New York Post
November 23, 2015 | 1:02pm
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