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Report: 17 Christians killed every day in Nigeria in first half of 2021

July 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

The flag of Nigeria on a soldier’s arm. / Bumble Dee/Shutterstock

Onitsha, Nigeria, Jul 31, 2021 / 04:30 am (CNA).
An estimated 3,462 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in the first 200 days of 2021, according to a new study.This equates to … […]

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Sympathizers in Nigeria’s high-ranking positions stall fight against militants, priest says

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St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Enugu, Nigeria was vandalized Nov 4, 2013. / Aid to the Church in Need/www.kirche-in-not.ch.

Lokoja, Nigeria, Jul 23, 2021 / 15:39 pm (CNA).
Boko Haram sympathizers and others who support Nigeria being an Isl… […]

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Nigerian seminarian calls for ‘prayer backed up with action’ to counter violence

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Nigerian Christians displaced from their homes by Boko Haram attacks. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Maiduguri.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2021 / 10:41 am (CNA).
Religious persecution is rampant in Nigeria, where militant groups such a… […]

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‘At every time, you could be a target’: Despite danger, Nigerian priest ministers to refugees of terrorism

July 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Ash Wednesday celebration at St. Patrick cathedral in Maiduguri, Feb. 26, 2020 / AFP/Getty

Washington D.C., Jul 16, 2021 / 09:30 am (CNA).
Father Joseph Bature Fidelis of the Diocese of Maiduguri is aware of the danger priests face from local Is… […]

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‘I believe in the Resurrection’: Nigerian bishop keeps hope amid rampant violence

July 15, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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 Summit… […]

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Suspected members of Boko Haram kidnap Catholic priest in Nigeria

July 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Elijah Juma Wada was abducted on June 30, 2021, in Nigeria’s Maiduguri diocese. / Courtesy photo.

Maiduguri, Nigeria, Jul 7, 2021 / 03:03 am (CNA).
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria asked Tuesday for prayers for a priest abducted by suspected me… […]

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Nigerian archbishop prays for killers’ conversion at burial of murdered Catholic priest

June 3, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso of Nigeria’s Kaduna archdiocese. / Courtesy photo.

Kaduna, Nigeria, Jun 3, 2021 / 03:45 am (CNA).
As he presided at the burial ceremony of a murdered priest on Tuesday, a Nigerian archbishop urged Catholics to … […]

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‘Our only weapon is prayer’: Nigerian bishop seeks release of kidnapped priest

May 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Joseph Keke, 75, was kidnapped on May 21, 2021, in Katsina State, Nigeria. / Courtesy Photo.

Rome Newsroom, May 27, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has been working to secure the release of a priest from his Sokoto dioces… […]

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Catholic priest killed, another kidnapped in attack on Nigerian parish

May 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Joe Keke, left, remains missing. Fr. Alphonsus Bello, right, was killed at age 33. / Diocese of Sokoto.

Rome Newsroom, May 21, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Gunmen attacked a Catholic parish in northern Nigeria Thursday, killing one priest and kidn… […]

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Catholic priest among 11 people kidnapped in Nigeria’s Kaduna archdiocese

May 19, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Nigerian flag / Labrador Photo Video / Shutterstock.

CNA Staff, May 19, 2021 / 04:30 am (CNA).
A Catholic priest serving in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna archdiocese is among 11 people reportedly kidnapped on Monday. ACI Africa, CNA’s African news … […]

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