Friday, April 26, 2024
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John Bradburne
British-born John Bradburne Could Become Zimbabwe’s First Saint. Who is He?
A respected figure among the Catholic community in the landlocked southern Africa country since his death 40 years ago, British-born John Bradburne could become Zimbabwe’s first saint. According to reports, Bradburne was shot in the back after having been abducted from his hut in Mutemwa in the north-east of Zimbabwe. Who was he?
Church leaders in Zimbabwe discuss beatification cause of lay missionary
On Thursday the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe began a three-day meeting to consider the cause of canonization of John Bradburne, a lay missionary to the area in the 1970s, who could become the country's first canonized saint.
