With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void

One day3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 1 day

All 3 reports on Sun, 16 August 2026

What it is about

African Pastor Rev. Vincent Souly Italy Ivory Coast The New York Times Rural Italy don Vincent Toscana Val di Bisenzio

Who published it, and when

How it spread - 3 original reports

Sun, 16 August 2026
3 reports
- Google News - Top Stories04:01first to report
  With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void
  With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void The New York Times
- NYT World04:01
  With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void
  Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.
- La Repubblica (Italy)09:45
  Diminuiscono i sacerdoti italiani, in Toscana ci pensa don Vincent, parroco arrivato dall’Africa
  Dalla diffidenza iniziale ai legami di affetto che si sono creati nel tempo, ha cominciato la sua opera nella Val di Bisenzio per poi approdare in altre tre parrocchie