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Nigerian Catholic parish hard hit in latest raid

June 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Map of Nigeria. / Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 21, 2022 / 14:40 pm (CNA).
An early morning raid Sunday by terrorists in north-central Nigeria hit a Roman Catholic congregation hard.“We lost three of our parishioners, and 36 peopl… […]

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Two churches in Nigeria attacked during Sunday worship

June 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 9

Kaduna State in northern Nigeria. / CSW.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 20, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Gunmen in Nigeria attacked a Catholic church and a Baptist church on Sunday morning, killing three people and reportedly kidnapping more than 30 worshippers…. […]

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Nigeria church massacre: At funeral, bishop urges Christians to ‘refuse to be crushed by the tragedy’

June 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo preaches the homily at the funeral of the Owo Pentecost massacre victims, June 17, 2022. / Screenshot/Diocese of Ondo

St. Louis, Mo., Jun 17, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
At the funeral Mass for the victims of a terror a… […]

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Expert says Nigerian Christians no longer view the U.S. as a ‘credible partner’

June 13, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Christians hold signs as they march on the streets of Abuja during prayer and penance for peace and security in Nigeria on March 1, 2020.

St. Louis, Mo., Jun 13, 2022 / 20:45 pm (CNA).
More than a week after a devastating massacre at a Catholic… […]

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Nigerian Catholic bishop to Irish president: Church massacre not linked to climate change

June 13, 2022 Catholic News Agency 6

Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins, pictured on Oct. 13, 2018. / Damien Storan via Shutterstock.

London, England, Jun 13, 2022 / 04:42 am (CNA).
Attributing violence against Nigeria’s Christians to climate change is “incorrect and far-fetch… […]

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Nigeria church massacre: ISIS affiliate group suspected as perpetrators, government official says

June 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Francis Xavier Owo Parish. / Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)

St. Louis, Mo., Jun 9, 2022 / 18:40 pm (CNA).
A Nigerian government official said Thursday that the insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP… […]

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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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Vatican and local Catholic bishop respond to Pentecost Sunday church massacre in Nigeria

June 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The flag of Nigeria on a military uniform. / Bumble Dee/Shutterstock.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 5, 2022 / 12:22 pm (CNA).
The Vatican and a local Catholic bishop responded on Sunday to an attack on a church in Nigeria in which at least 50 … […]

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