Italian priests, Canadian nun freed in Cameroon 2 months after abduction, officials say

ROME – Italy's Foreign Ministry and the Vatican say two Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been freed two months after they were abducted in northern Cameroon by armed groups.

The Vatican said Pope Francis was quickly informed Sunday that the Roman Catholic missionaries were free.

Gianantonio Allegri, Giampaolo Marta and Gilberte Bussier were kidnapped in early April. The Italian Foreign Ministry thanked Canadian and Cameroon authorities but gave no details of how the abduction ended.