Father Stephen Ojapah and Father Oliver Okpara, who were abducted in Nigeria’s Sokoto diocese on May 25, 2022. / Father Chris Omotosho.
Rome Newsroom, May 26, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Gunmen attacked a Catholic rectory and kidnapped two priests i… […]
Violence erupts between Israeli security forces and Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of slain Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh out of a hospital, before being transported to a church and then her resting place, in Jerusalem, on Ma… […]
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… […]
Father Joseph Akete Bako. / Courtesy photo.
Kaduna, Nigeria, May 12, 2022 / 06:20 am (CNA).
A Catholic archdiocese in Nigeria on Wednesday announced the death of a priest who was kidnapped in March.The Archdiocese of Kaduna said on May 11 that … […]
Pope Francis meets with members of the Pontifical Liturgical Institute in the Apostolic Palace on May 7, 2022. / Vatican Media.
Beirut, Lebanon, May 9, 2022 / 10:25 am (CNA).
Pope Francis is postponing his June trip to Lebanon, according to the… […]
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… […]
Doctor Tom Catena is a Catholic physician and missionary who serves the people in the Nuba Mountains, in a contested region between Sudan and South Sudan. / African Mission Healthcare
Denver Newsroom, Apr 28, 2022 / 14:51 pm (CNA).
Sudan and So… […]
Suspects in the shooting of Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare appear in court. / Deniel Michael/Eye Radio.
Juba, South Sudan, Apr 26, 2022 / 03:20 am (CNA).
A Catholic priest was among four people sentenced on Monday over the shooting of a bish… […]
A Christian family in Qaraqosh sporting their traditional dressing for Holy Week in April 2022. / Bashar Yameel Hanna/CNA
Qaraqosh, Iraq, Apr 11, 2022 / 15:08 pm (CNA).
After almost a decade of death and destruction, and one year after the hist… […]
Sister Suellen Tennyson, a member of the Congregation of the Marianites of Holy Cross, who was abducted in Burkina Faso April 4, 2022. / Diocese of Kaya.
Denver Newsroom, Apr 6, 2022 / 16:01 pm (CNA).
The American religious sister kidnapped in … […]
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