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Catholic priest burned to death in Nigeria; other Christians in Congo killed

OSV News|Jan 16, 2023|3 Min Read

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U.S. calls for investigation into Nigerian forced abortions, according to report

Peter Pinedo|Dec 16, 2022|2 Min Read

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Human rights commission ‘outraged’ as State Department excludes Nigeria from watchlist

Jonah McKeown|Dec 5, 2022|4 Min Read

Catholic elementary school in Gbeji, Benue State, Central Nigeria. (Courtesy of Kyarto Tyoumbur via CNA)

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Dozens of Catholic villagers reportedly killed in Central Nigeria raid

Douglas Burton|Oct 29, 2022|4 Min Read

Displaced Nigerians camped near St. Francis Xavier Parish in Agagbe, Nigeria, in 2022. (Courtesy of Adakole Daniel via CNA)

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Human rights activists call on US State Department to return Nigeria to religious freedom watchlist

Catholic News Agency|Sep 20, 2022|2 Min Read

Formerly detained Father Oliver Opara (left) with Ummi Hassan; Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Diocese of Sokoto (not an abductee); Father Stephen Ojapah; and Hassan Fareed Hassan after the four were released from being held captive by terrorists. (Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Sokoto via CNA)

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Freed Nigerian priest recounts details of his kidnapping by insurgents

Douglas Burton|Sep 7, 2022|6 Min Read

Sr. Johannes Nwodo (R), Sr. Christabel Echemazu (L), Sr. Liberata Mbamalu (C), and Sr. Benita Agu, freed from captivity in Nigeria's Imo State, Aug. 23, 2022. (Courtesy photo via CNA)

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Kidnapped Nigerian religious sisters released

Jonah McKeown|Aug 23, 2022|2 Min Read

Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, greets Pope Francis during a meeting with Nigerian bishops at the Vatican on April 28, 2018. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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New cardinal says he is worried about ‘survival of Christianity’ in Nigeria

Inés San Martín|Aug 17, 2022|10 Min Read

Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Maiduguri, Nigeria, gives a testimony about Christian persecution Nov. 28, 2018, during a vespers service in the Crypt Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

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Nigerian bishop says vision of Christ gave him hope for end of Boko Haram

Kurt Jensen|Jul 29, 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

Kana Kajanga, 50, an internally displaced Congolese woman, cries inside a makeshift shelter at a church after fleeing renewed fighting near the Congolese border with Rwanda, outside Goma, Congo, on May 28. (CNS photo/Djaffar Sabiti, Reuters)

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Pope’s statements draw attention to anti-Christian violence in lesser-known corners

Inés San Martín|Jun 20, 2022|5 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

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