US EditionKosovo's 'hidden Catholics' baptised as Pope Francis mourned
- Dozens of Muslims participated in a baptism ceremony in Kosovo, converting to Catholicism while mourning the death of Pope Francis.
- Father Fran Kolaj welcomed 38 new Catholics, claiming that over 3,000 have converted since Kosovo's independence in 2008.
- Historian Shkelzen Gashi noted that Albania’s conversion to Islam was often due to pressure and economic interests during Ottoman rule.
- Despite the conversions, there has been no backlash from the Muslim community, which values religious tolerance.
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Kosovo's 'Hidden Catholics' Baptised As Pope Francis Mourned
Around the time the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis, music floated out from a church in a Kosovo valley where dozens of Muslims were participating in an unusual ceremony: they were converting to Catholicism.
·New York, United States
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Kosovo's 'hidden Catholics' baptised as Pope Francis mourned
Around the time the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis, music floated out from a church in a Kosovo valley where dozens of Muslims were participating in an unusual ceremony: they were converting to Catholicism.
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