Christians now afraid to go to church in Philippines due to threats from Islamist radicals, priest says
Jonah Hicap 23 August 2016
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces raise their fists during a show of force inside their camp in Maguindanao province, southern Philippines.
An Italian missionary living in southern Philippines has warned that people are now afraid to go to Mass due to perceived threats from Islamist radicals.
"Before, the Philippines was a dream place for inter religious dialogue between Christians and Muslims ... but now people are frightened even to go to Mass", said Fr. Sebastiano D'Ambra, an Italian missionary in Mindanao, according to the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
D'Ambra has been living in the Philippines for 40 years and works for dialogue and peace between Christians and Muslims. He is the founder of the Silsilah Dialogue Movement in Zamboanga City in Mindanao. Silsilah is an Arabic word which means "chain" or "link."
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