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Ireland’s president condemns Catholic church massacre in Nigeria

June 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland. / Damien Storan via Shutterstock.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 8, 2022 / 07:05 am (CNA).
The president of Ireland on Tuesday condemned a deadly attack at a Catholic church in Nigeria on Pentecost Sunday.Michael D… […]

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Nigeria church massacre: Pope Francis mourns victims of ‘unspeakable violence’

June 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis prays with journalists on a papal flight August 14, 2014. / Alan Holdren.

Vatican City, Jun 6, 2022 / 11:54 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness” to Nigerian Catholics mourning the victims of a massacre at … […]

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Catholic charity urges world leaders to condemn Nigeria church massacre

June 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Cross of the Martyrs. / Aaron Groote via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Rome Newsroom, Jun 6, 2022 / 04:08 am (CNA).
More political and religious leaders around the world should be speaking out about the attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria that r… […]

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Dozens feared dead in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria

June 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 10

Breaking News / CNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 5, 2022 / 09:13 am (CNA).
Gunmen have killed multiple worshipers Sunday at a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, according to state officials.Dozens of people, including children, are beli… […]

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Catholic cathedral attacked in Nigeria after arrests over ‘blasphemy’ killing

May 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Holy Family Catholic Cathedral in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria. / catholicdiocese-sokoto.org.

Sokoto, Nigeria, May 15, 2022 / 00:52 am (CNA).
A mob has attacked a Catholic cathedral in Nigeria amid protests demanding the release of two suspects in… […]

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Catholic priest in Nigeria released 40 days after abduction

May 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Felix Zakari Fidson, who was abducted in Nigeria’s Zaria diocese on March 24, 2022. / Courtesy Photo

Zaria, Nigeria, May 5, 2022 / 12:30 pm (CNA).
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria has announced “with joy” the release of a priest held captiv… […]

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Catholic priest abducted after Sunday Mass in Nigeria

March 29, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Leo Raphael Ozigi, who was kidnapped in Nigeria’s Minna diocese on March 27, 2022. / Courtesy photo.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 29, 2022 / 04:25 am (CNA).
A Catholic priest of the Diocese of Minna in Nigeria was among 45 people kidnapped after M… […]

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‘It was a miracle I escaped’: Nigerian sister recounts deadly shooting

March 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Sister Esther Nkiru Ezedinachi, a member of the Handmaids of the Child Jesus, assists victims of attacks in the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia, Nigeria. / Dennis Hurley Peace Institute

Ekwulobia, Nigeria, Mar 16, 2022 / 16:13 pm (CNA).
Sister Es… […]

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‘We all weep for these victims’: Nigerian cardinal responds after gunmen kill 200 people

January 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Nigerian Cardinal John Onaiyekan speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 9, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Rome Newsroom, Jan 12, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
After gangs of gunmen killed at least 200 people in Nigeri… […]

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Outspoken Nigerian bishop says he is ‘fine’, amid reports he was called in for questioning by state police

January 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto addresses a dinner of ADF International, "The Crisis of Religious Freedom in Nigeria," at the 2021 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C. / International Religious Freedom Summi… […]

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