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May 22, 2016

Franciscan tasked with locating, preparing bones of Albania's martyrs

Franciscan Brother Vincenzo Foca holds a photo of Father Luigj Prendushi May 7 in Shkoder, Albania. Father Prendushi was killed in Albania under that country's former atheist regime and Brother Vincenzo has spent the last 24 years locating bodies of Catholics in Albania, some of whom, like Father Prendushi, are on Pope Francis' list of martyrs.

SHKODER, Albania – Human bones, old shoes and deteriorating priest collars fill cardboard boxes in the office of Franciscan Brother Vincenzo Foca, an Italian who lives and works in Shkoder.

Published in International