Manila, Philippines, Jul 11, 2007 / 08:28 am
One month after the abduction of Fr. Giancarlo Bossi in the Philippines, his congregation is still waiting for some communication, either from the Italian missionary himself or from his abductors.
From his mountain retreat home, the Holy Father is also eagerly awaiting any news. Benedict XVI said that, “Fr. Bossi is in his thoughts and prayers everyday.” “We are hoping and praying that the Lord helps us.”
Fr. Bossi, a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), was kidnapped June 10 on the southern Philippine Mindanao Island. His community dedicated a day of prayer for his liberation yesterday, reported MISNA. Fr. Gian Battista Zanchi, general superior of the PIME, celebrated mass at the congregation’s general house in Rome for the same intention.
“We are in the same spirits as the day in which Father was kidnapped,” said Fr. Zanchi.