{"id":67411,"date":"2025-10-30T01:41:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=67411"},"modified":"2025-10-30T01:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:41:55","slug":"catholic-priest-appeals-for-prayers-for-evangelical-missionary-kidnapped-in-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/catholic-priest-appeals-for-prayers-for-evangelical-missionary-kidnapped-in-niger\/","title":{"rendered":"Un pr\u00eatre catholique appelle \u00e0 la pri\u00e8re pour un missionnaire \u00e9vang\u00e9lique enlev\u00e9 au Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>null \/ Credit: Blue Mist Film Studios\/Shutterstock ACI Africa, Oct 24, 2025 \/ 12:32 pm (CNA). A Catholic priest in Burkina Faso has appealed for prayers for the safe release of an evangelical Christian missionary abducted in Niger on Tuesday, Oct. 21.Kevin Rideout, an American missionary, was abducted from his home in the country\u2019s capital, Niamey, by three unidentified armed men suspected to be jihadists, said a note shared with ACI Africa, CNA\u2019s news partner in Africa.The note further said\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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A Catholic priest in Burkina Faso has appealed for prayers for the safe release of an evangelical Christian missionary abducted in Niger on Tuesday, Oct. 21.Kevin Rideout, an American missionary, was abducted from his home in the country\u2019s capital, Niamey, by three unidentified armed men suspected to be jihadists, said a note shared with ACI Africa, CNA\u2019s news partner in Africa.The note further said\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-67411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67802,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/jihadists-abduct-us-missionary-in-niger\/","url_meta":{"origin":67411,"position":0},"title":"Jihadists Abduct US Missionary in Niger","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"novembre 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Three armed men abducted American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout\u00a0from his home in the middle of the night last week in Niamey, Niger. \u00a0 The suspected Islamic jihadists kidnapped 48-year-old Rideout, a pilot for Serving in Mission (SIM), less than 100 yards from the presidential palace in Niger\u2019s capital. Rideout\u2019s cell phone location last placed him in an area considered to be a haven for extremist groups tied to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara around Oct. 21. \u00a0 Rideout\u2026","rel":"","context":"Dans &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18462,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/st-john-of-capistrano-franciscan-priest-and-missionary-who-achieved-military-victory\/","url_meta":{"origin":67411,"position":1},"title":"St. John of Capistrano: Franciscan priest and missionary who achieved military victory","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"octobre 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. John Capistrano and St. Bernardine of Siena. Museum of Fine Arts of Granada. 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