Nigerian Christians displaced from their homes by Boko Haram attacks. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Maiduguri.
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2021 / 10:41 am (CNA).
Religious persecution is rampant in Nigeria, where militant groups such a… […]
Ash Wednesday celebration at St. Patrick cathedral in Maiduguri, Feb. 26, 2020 / AFP/Getty
Washington D.C., Jul 16, 2021 / 09:30 am (CNA).
Father Joseph Bature Fidelis of the Diocese of Maiduguri is aware of the danger priests face from local Is… […]
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto addresses a dinner of ADF International, "The Crisis of Religious Freedom in Nigeria," at the 2021 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C. / International Religious Freedom Summit… […]
Fr. Elijah Juma Wada was abducted on June 30, 2021, in Nigeria’s Maiduguri diocese. / Courtesy photo.
Maiduguri, Nigeria, Jul 7, 2021 / 03:03 am (CNA).
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria asked Tuesday for prayers for a priest abducted by suspected me… […]
Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso of Nigeria’s Kaduna archdiocese. / Courtesy photo.
Kaduna, Nigeria, Jun 3, 2021 / 03:45 am (CNA).
As he presided at the burial ceremony of a murdered priest on Tuesday, a Nigerian archbishop urged Catholics to … […]
Fr. Joseph Keke, 75, was kidnapped on May 21, 2021, in Katsina State, Nigeria. / Courtesy Photo.
Rome Newsroom, May 27, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has been working to secure the release of a priest from his Sokoto dioces… […]
Fr. Joe Keke, left, remains missing. Fr. Alphonsus Bello, right, was killed at age 33. / Diocese of Sokoto.
Rome Newsroom, May 21, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Gunmen attacked a Catholic parish in northern Nigeria Thursday, killing one priest and kidn… […]
Nigerian flag / Labrador Photo Video / Shutterstock.
CNA Staff, May 19, 2021 / 04:30 am (CNA).
A Catholic priest serving in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna archdiocese is among 11 people reportedly kidnapped on Monday. ACI Africa, CNA’s African news … […]
Funeral Mass in Nigeria / Aid to the Church in Need
Washington D.C., May 14, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Escalating bloodshed in Nigeria is fueled in part by religious extremism – and the United States must recognize this in order to achieve peace, s… […]
Fr. Camillus Mbaka
Enugu, Nigeria, May 10, 2021 / 13:19 pm (CNA).
Fr. Camillus Mbaka, whose followers, believing him to be missing, vandalized the cathedral and episcopal residence in Enugu last week, apologized on Sunday to his bishop and to th… […]
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