Missionary-bishop Luigi Locati, nine years the ordinary of the Vicariate of Isiolo in Kenya, has been apparently martyred a few hours after he returned from a national bishops’ meeting.
At a time when Africa is shocked by a massacre between rural clans in Kenya’s Marsabit province, and the bishops have been criticizing public corruption and official dithering, is it possible that someone wants to shut the bishops up?
It took murder to stop this bishop, too: he had not been stopped by a previous attempt on his life by attackers who invaded his home in September.
Our Lord freely laid His life down for us, and this man, 50 years a priest, gave his for God’s people living in Kenya. May God be glorified in His saints!
Bishop Luigi Locati, pray for us.
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i grew up with a personal touch of Akuya (grandpa)Luigi locati,He was there when i was born,baptized,Confirmed,saw me go to class one to class eight,saw me off to form one,saw me to university and witnessed me get married,i bless those wonderful moments that he used to get when he saw the fruits of his hard work, i bless the times that he used to get mad when i went astray,i bless those days that he used to counsel and guide me,i bless those times that he was more of a friend than a mentor.