7,000 Christians Killed in Nigeria
NEW: A new report finds that in just the first 220 days of 2025, over 7,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria — an average of 30 every day, more than 1 every hour. Learn more
AFRICA/NIGERIA – Official death toll in Owo bombing rises to 40; new massacre in Kaduna state
Agenzia Fides June 9, 2022 Original Article The number of victims according to the official toll of the massacre perpetrated on Sunday June 5 in the church of Saint Francis Xavier in Owo (see Fides, 6/6/2022) has risen to 40. This was announced by the authorities of the State of Ondo, in the southwest of…
Nigeria – CSW says “There has been no improvement in the situation of religious minorities in the last 12 months. On the contrary, it has deteriorated significantly.”
Link to original article Link to related twitter post In December 2020, the United States’ (US) State Department designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), finding that the government was responsible for engaging in or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.” The rather belated decision marked the first time Nigeria had been…
June 10, 2020: Bishops in Middle East and Nigeria Applaud Trump’s Religious-Liberty Executive Order
https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/bishops-in-middle-east-and-nigeria-applaud-trumps-religious-liberty-executi The … Church leaders in the Middle East and Nigeria contacted by the Register have enthusiastically welcomed the document. The presidential directive, which President Trump signed at the White House … prioritizes international religious freedom in foreign policy and overseas government aid projects, budgets $50 million a year for programs that advance religious liberty…
June 10, 2020: EU and African Bishops call for a people-centred, just and responsible partnership between our continents
http://www.comece.eu/action/mlr/pv?&idx=240679&cid=2721&uid=2324&sid=2&cks=9a669146 Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the European and the African Union are currently preparing for the 6th Summit of their political leaders. In this view, COMECE and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have elaborated a joint contribution on the future EU-Africa partnership.