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Tibhirine Monks Beatified - Oran - 08 Dec 2018

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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A general view of a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A muslim cleric attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Nuns attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Nuns attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Nuns attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Nuns attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Algerie Oran le08 12 2018 Ambiance avant la la béatification des moines C’est la première fois que l’Eglise procédera à la béatification de martyrs en terre musulmane
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  • Muslim clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Clerics attend a ceremony at the Chapel of our Lady of Santa Cruz in Algeria's northern city of Oran, during which seven French monks and 12 other clergy, killed in Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) during the country's civil war in March 1996, were beatified, on December 8, 2018. Papal envoy Cardinal Angelo Becciu read the official decree stating that the 19 men and women would "from now on be called blessed" at an event in the coastal city, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The 19 Roman Catholic clergy were killed between 1994 and 1996 as Algeria was in the grips of a decade-long civil war between government forces and Islamists that left up to 200,000 people dead. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • An outside view dated November 28, 2018 of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monastery in Algeria. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial. the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • An outside view dated November 28, 2018 of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monastery in Algeria. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial. the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • An outside view dated November 28, 2018 of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monastery in Algeria. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial. the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • An outside view dated November 28, 2018 of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monastery in Algeria. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial. the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • An outside view dated November 28, 2018 of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monastery in Algeria. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial. the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • An outside view dated November 28, 2018 of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monastery in Algeria. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial. the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • An outside view dated November 28, 2018 of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monastery in Algeria. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial. the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • An outside view dated November 28, 2018 of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monastery in Algeria. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial. the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • An outside view dated November 28, 2018 of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monastery in Algeria. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial. the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Muslim and catholic officials among faithfuls attend a vigil ahead of Tibhirine (or Tibehirine) monks beatification at Sainte-Marie cathedral in Oran, Algeria on Friday December 7, 2018. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Medea, Algeria were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arme, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Francois Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army. The Monks are being beatified on Saturday at a ceremony In Oran. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COM
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