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Arrests made in Nigeria Pentecost massacre

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

State officials walk past injured victims on hospital beds being treated for wounds following an attack by gunmen at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, southwest Nigeria, on June 5, 2022. / AFP via Getty Images

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 12, 2… […]

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Drive-by gunshots target Denver-area Catholic church

August 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Adams County, Colorado, sustained thousands of dollars in estimated damage from a pair of drive-by shootings Aug. 6 and Aug. 8, 2022. / Courtesy of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ca… […]

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Nigeria church massacre: State Dept. official meets local bishop

June 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2022 / 11:46 am (CNA).
A top U.S. State Department official met with a local bishop in Nigeria following a massacre at a Catholic church in that country, the office of Rep. Chris Smith con… […]

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Myanmar troops set fire to Catholic church, rebel group says

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

St. Matthew Catholic Church appears gutted by fire, allegedly set by government soldiers, in eastern Myanmar on June 15, 2022. / Screenshot from KNDF Facebook video

Loikaw, Burma, Jun 16, 2022 / 15:46 pm (CNA).
Government soldiers ransacked and… […]

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190 attacks against Church in Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega since 2018, report says

June 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega during the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution at "La Fe" square in Managua on July 19, 2019. / Getty Images

Denver Newsroom, Jun 10, 2022 / 14:45 pm (CNA).
In less tha… […]

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