Michael Finan June 15, 2022 Original article Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an internationally renowned leader in the fight for religious freedom, today petitioned a top U.S. State Department official to meet with Nigerian Bishop Jude Arogundade in the wake of last week’s horrific massacre at a Catholic church in the Diocese of Ondo that left 40 people…
National Catholic Register June 13, 2022 Original article At least 4,650 Nigerian Christians were killed for their faith in 2021 and nearly 900 in the first three months of 2022. Attributing violence against Nigeria’s Christians to climate change is “incorrect and far-fetched,” according to the bishop of a diocese where at least 40 people were…
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…
Ryan Foley The Christian Post June 4, 2022 Original article The U.S. State Department says it has raised concerns about religious freedom conditions in Nigeria even though advocates accuse the Biden administration of pushing a “political narrative” as the West African country faces increasing extremist and communal violence. The State Department released its annual international…
Lela Gilbert Newsweek May 25, 2022 Original article The recent horrifying death of Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a Nigerian college student, focused international attention on Nigeria’s Christians and their persistent abuse by radical Islamists. Thanks to social media, reports and videos of Deborah’s vicious beating and burning in Sokoto were widely circulated for several days. Although…
