Nigeria bishops’ conference president: Country now full of ‘fear, flight, and funerals’
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Nigeria Church official calls for justice in 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack
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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
U.S.-Nigeria policy must prioritize religious freedom
The Hill Mohamed Magid, Frank Wolf March 8, 2023 Original article At the start of the new year, armed gunmen in northern Nigeria invaded the home of Father Isaac Achi, a Catholic priest in Niger State, setting his residence ablaze and burning him to death. The attackers also shot and injured his colleague, Father Collins,…
Pope Francis meets with two Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram
Catholic News Agency Courtney Mares & Peter Pinedo Mar 8, 2023 Original article Pope Francis met Wednesday with two young Nigerian girls who suffered horrendous violence at the hands of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Sixteen-year-old Maryamu Joseph, who escaped from the Boko Haram in July after being held against her will for nine years,…