New Orleans Nun Escapes Captors In Africa

August 31, 2022

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A nun from New Orleans who was kidnapped five months ago while on a mission trip to West Africa has been found safe.

The Clarion Herald says Sister Suellen Tennyson is now on her way back to the U.S.

She was sleeping when men burst into the Burkina Faso convent, ransacked the rooms and took her hostage.

It's unclear how the 83-year-old escaped.

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