Joel Veldkamp Christian Solidarity International July 27, 2022 Original article ZURICH – Today, Dr. John Eibner, the president of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), wrote to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging the UN to fulfill its mandate to prevent genocide in Nigeria. Eibner also expressed his concern about the lack of a reply to a…
Nina Shea National Review June 21, 2022 Original article Millions of Christians there continue to be targeted simply for practicing their faith. Sixteen days after the massacre on Pentecost Sunday in Nigeria, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Ondo state, we know one thing for certain: Nigeria’s government is letting the attackers get away…
Courtney Mares National Catholic Register June 20, 2022 Original article More Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria than in any other country worldwide — at least 4,650 in 2021 and nearly 900 in the first three months of 2022 alone. Gunmen in Nigeria attacked a Catholic church and a Baptist church on Sunday…
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…
