Rwandan Priest Forgives His Family’s Killer: ‘We Shared a Drink, and We Were Shedding Tears’

January 18, 2023 by Web Master

Father Marcel Uwineza was only 14 years old when he witnessed the painful experience of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. He saw his father, mother, two brothers and a sister murdered during the civil war between the Tutsis and Hutus.

Over the years, the orphaned boy, now a Catholic priest in the Society of Jesus, grew to overcome the pain of his terrible loss with the help of his faith.