{"id":7077,"date":"2026-07-08T21:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/?p=7077"},"modified":"2026-08-04T21:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:25:14","slug":"priest-killed-in-central-african-republic-worked-for-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/priest-killed-in-central-african-republic-worked-for-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Priest\u00a0Killed\u00a0in Central African Republic Worked for Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Fredrick Nzwili, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osvnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OSV News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(OSV News) \u2014 A Catholic priest working for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic was killed by armed men near his residence in the town of Zemio on June 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Father Crepin Martial Monga, vicar of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in Z\u00e9mio, in southeastern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2020\/09\/bishops-urge-voters-to-promote-peace-in-central-african-republic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central African Republic<\/a>, or CAR, was shot in the head on a road leading to his residence in Zemio in Haut-Mbomou prefecture, which is in the southeastern part of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the details of murder remain scarce, Church sources suspect the killing was intentional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bishop Aurelio Gazzera of Bangassou, the diocese where Z\u00e9mio is located, lauded the vicar\u2019s longstanding commitment to peace and reconciliation across the area. The bishop is an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.acn-global.org\/fr-crepin-the-murdered-priest-was-a-tireless-peacemaker-in-car\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aid to the Church in Need<\/a> project partner who has 35 years of experience as a missionary in the CAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt some points he and the parish cared for more than 3,000 refugees at the mission. This work was very important. In addition to this, he maintained many contacts with various rebel leaders and the authorities, always striving to mediate and find resolutions for the conflicts,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fides.org\/en\/news\/74761-AFRICA_CENTRAL_AFRICAN_REPUBLIC_Appointment_of_coadjutor_bishop_of_Bangassou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishop Gazzera<\/a> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because of these targeted diplomatic efforts, some within the diocese strongly believe that the priest may have been murdered precisely as a consequence of his peacemaking initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Father Monga led a peace committee in Z\u00e9mio, a town which experienced persistent tensions and clashes throughout 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A local ethnic militia known as Azande Ani Kpi Gbe, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/rpt\/africa\/central-african-republic\/319-centrafrique-les-zande-tirailles-entre-armee-milice-et-troupes-russes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azande Militia<\/a>, carried out attacks targeting government officials and the United Nations peacekeepers in the area, as well as members of the Fulani and Puel ethnic community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. John Baptist Church in the town is currently hosting 2,000 people who were displaced in the latest clashes in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More than a decade of displacement and poverty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mervyn Thomas, founding president of the Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a human rights organization specializing on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/05\/children-are-on-the-front-lines-of-religious-freedom-violations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freedom of religion or belief<\/a>, called for investigations and justice following the killing of the priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged the authorities \u201cto ensure that adequate resources are sent to the region during this time of mourning and support is given to Father Monga\u2019s work to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/06\/decisions-must-be-rooted-in-nonviolence-pope-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peace and reconciliation<\/a> to communities in Zimeo,\u201d said Thomas as he expressed his condolences to the family, the parish and the Catholic Church in the country in a July 3 news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAR faces a complex political and humanitarian crisis that features armed conflict, massive population displacement and extreme poverty. A conflict that ignited in 2013 and pitted the mainly MuslimS\u00e9l\u00e9ka rebel alliance and the pro-Christian anti-balaka (\u201cbalaka\u201d is the Sango word for machete, and \u201canti-balaka\u201d roughly means \u201cinvincible\u201d) \u2014 has destabilized the country, displaced millions of people and destroyed the infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Catholic Church is at the forefront of peacebuilding efforts, working for peace in an interreligious approach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/05\/pope-says-dialogue-with-muslims-is-key-to-lasting-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">together with the Muslims<\/a> and Protestant churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pope Francis visited CAR in a daring apostolic trip to an unstable country in 2015. The extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy began on Nov. 29, 2015, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/04\/global-pastor-pope-francis-taught-mercy-mission\/\">Pope Francis<\/a> opened the Holy Door of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Bangui, the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Featured image: Father Cr\u00e9pin Martial Monga, vicar of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in Z\u00e9mio, in southeastern Central African Republic, is seen in an undated photograph. He was killed June 29, 2026. 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