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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

A man holds up a sign against killings in southern Kaduna state and insecurities in Nigeria during a protest in Abuja Aug. 15, 2020. The Archdiocese of Kaduna announced May 12, 2022, that Father Joseph Aketeh Bako, a priest kidnapped in March, was killed by his captors. (CNS photo/Afolabi Sotunde, Reuters)

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Nigeria: Kidnapped priest died in captivity

Junno Arocho Esteves|May 12, 2022|2 Min Read

People in Shanghai, China, attend an Easter Vigil service April 3, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Aly Song/Reuters, CNS via Crux)

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U.S. religious freedom body highlights Nigeria, Russia in new report

John Lavenburg|Apr 28, 2022|6 Min Read

A family is pictured in a 2018 photo sitting near a damaged home after an attack by suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency in Bulabulin, Nigeria. Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto criticized the Nigerian government for investing millions of dollars in rehabilitating Boko Haram's so-called repentant members and ignoring rehabilitation for victims. (CNS photo/Kolawole Adewale, Reuters)

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Expert urges attention to persecuted Christians as bishops decry Islamist violence in Nigeria

Jonah McKeown|Jan 28, 2022|3 Min Read

Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, gestures during an April 29 interview in Washington. On Jan. 14, 2021, the Christian Association of Nigeria told those threatening Bishop Kukah to stop and said security agencies must ensure his safety. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

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Outspoken Nigerian bishop says he is 'fine', amid reports he was called in for questioning by state police

Jonah McKeown|Jan 11, 2022|4 Min Read

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah. (Aid to the Church in Need/James Nicholls via CNA)

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Nigerian bishop who criticized government over Christian persecution called in for questioning: report

Jonah McKeown|Jan 8, 2022|4 Min Read

The National Christian Centre is a Christian place of worship in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. (Wikimedia Commons)

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'Fulani association' warns Christians in Nigerian state to close churches or risk attacks

Catholic News Agency|Dec 2, 2021|5 Min Read

The flag of Nigeria on a military uniform. (Bumble Dee/Shutterstock via CNA)

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Legal group joins outcry over removal of Nigeria from religious freedom watch list

Kate Olivera|Nov 23, 2021|2 Min Read

Bishop Moses Chikwe during a visit to California in August 2021. (Pasha Nosrat)

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Kidnapped Nigerian bishop with LA ties recalls his ‘saving moment’

Pablo Kay|Sep 10, 2021|11 Min Read

Soldiers from Chad drive in the retaken town of Damasak, Nigeria, March 18, 2015. Armies from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger launched an offensive to end Boko Haram's six-year campaign, which has killed thousands in northern Nigeria and spilled over into Cameroon and Niger. (CNS photo/Emmanuel Braun, Reuters)

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New report says anti-Christian violence in Nigeria highest level for years

Inés San Martín|Jul 29, 2021|3 Min Read

Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso of Nigeria’s Kaduna Archdiocese. (Courtesy Photo via CNA)

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Nigerian archbishop prays for killers’ conversion at burial of murdered Catholic priest

Catholic News Agency|Jun 3, 2021|3 Min Read

A clergyman holds a cross as he stands in front of participants during an opposition demonstration at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 24, 2020. The crowds were protesting the results of the Aug. 9 presidential election. (CNS photo/Vasily Fedosenko, Reuters)

World’s three toughest spots awaiting a Catholic bishop

John L. Allen Jr.|Jun 1, 2021|6 Min Read

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