Jonatán Soriano. Evangelical Focus. February 29, 2024. Original Article. A report by a Nigerian organisation shows that over 8,000 people were killed in the country in 2023 because of their Christian faith. The figures for the persecution of Christians in Nigeria have reached unprecedented heights. The organisation Open Doors reports 4,565 murders in 2023 alone, covering practically…

Peter Pinedo. February 26, 2024. National Catholic Register. Original Article. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 20 that frozen human embryos constitute children under state statute, a decision that could have wide-reaching effects on in vitro fertilization treatments in the state. Both former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are voicing staunch support…

Jude Atemanke. February 12, 2024. Catholic News Agency. Original Article. Catholic bishops in Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province (IEP) are alarmed by the recurrent and “pervasive” security challenges in the West African nation, which they compare to a battlefield characterized with hostility and killing. In a Tuesday, Feb. 6, communiqué following a two-day meeting, the Catholic Church leaders…

Lisa Zengarini. February 12, 2024. Vatican News. Original Article. The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) welcomes a recent European resolution condemning the 2023 Christmas massacre in Nigeria, but laments that the text downplays the religious causes of the violence. The European bishops have reiterated their grave concern over the persecution…