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Church Attacks

Two sisters of the Daughters of Charity in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, gather for morning prayer in their convent chapel in this 2015 file photo. Catholic bishops in Ethiopia have warned that insecurity is shutting down churches and forcing more priests and nuns to flee their monasteries, as consequences of the war in the northern province of Tigray are felt across the country. (CNS photo/Petterik Wiggers, courtesy CNEWA)

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Nuns and priests flee, more churches shut in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Fredrick Nzwili|Aug 8, 2022|3 Min Read

All that remains of St. Colman Church in Dillon, W.Va., on Irish Mountain in Raleigh County, is seen June 27, 2022, after it was found burned to the ground June 26. (CNS photo/courtesy Beaver Volunteer Fire)

Two men face felonies in fire that destroyed historic West Virginia chapel

Colleen Rowan|Jul 13, 2022|4 Min Read

A member of the Missionaries of Charity is pictured in a file photo near an image of St. Teresa of Kolkata during Mass at the cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. The religious order has been expelled from Nicaragua. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

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Missionaries of Charity kicked out of Nicaragua

David Agren|Jun 29, 2022|2 Min Read

Vandals smashed nearly a dozen windows and spray-painted messages on the side of the building housing the Lennon Pregnancy Center in Dearborn Heights, Mich., June 20, 2022. (CNS screen grab/Facebook, Lennon Pregnancy Center)

Michigan center is among latest pro-life facilities vandalized across U.S.

Catholic News Service|Jun 23, 2022|3 Min Read

A priest prays over a casket during a during a burial outside St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Nigeria, June 17, 2022. The Mass was for at least 50 victims killed in a June 5 attack by gunmen during Mass at the church. (CNS photo/Temilade Adelaja, Reuters)

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Two churches attacked in northern Nigeria

Inés San Martín|Jun 20, 2022|4 Min Read

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is seen at the Department of Justice in Washington June 13, 2022. (CNS photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

Justice Department urged to address violent attacks on pro-life centers

Julie Asher|Jun 17, 2022|5 Min Read

A pro-life pregnancy center in Hollywood, Florida, was defaced with pro-abortion graffiti over Memorial Day Weekend 2022. (Courtesy of Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie via CNA)

U.S. bishops urge action following church, pro-life pregnancy attacks

Catholic News Agency|Jun 13, 2022|2 Min Read

A threat is spray painted on the building wall near Wisconsin Family Action's offices in Madison, Wis., May 8, 2022. (CNS photo/Molly Beck, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters)

DHS warns that ‘faith-based institutions’ could be targeted amid ‘heightened threat environment’

Catholic News Agency|Jun 8, 2022|2 Min Read

Local officials survey a bloodstained floor after the attack on St. Francis Church in Owo. (AFP via Getty Images)

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At least 50 feared dead in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria

Shannon Mullen|Jun 5, 2022|3 Min Read

Father Stephen Ojapah and Father Oliver Okpara, who were abducted in Nigeria’s Sokoto diocese on May 25, 2022. (Father Chris Omotosho via CNA)

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Gunmen kidnap 2 Catholic priests in Nigeria

Catholic News Agency|May 26, 2022|2 Min Read

Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa, in the charitable Caritas agency’s center that was burned down in a fire ignited by pro-government forces earlier this year. Picture taken in mid-November. (Inés San Martín/Crux)

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Nicaraguan bishop goes on hunger strike to protest police harassment

Inés San Martín|May 20, 2022|3 Min Read

A threat is spray painted on the building wall near Wisconsin Family Action's offices in Madison, Wis., May 8, 2022. (CNS photo/Molly Beck, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters)

Officials condemn violence, threats after high court leak on abortion case

Rhina Guidos|May 9, 2022|3 Min Read

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