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Persecuted Christians

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‘My parishioners shot dead in cold blood’: Priests, lay faithful describe attacks in Nigeria

March 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 13

Janada Marcus, 22, was forced to flee Boko Haram with her family twice before the terrorists attacked them again, killing her father and kidnapping her. / Aid to the Church in Need

Washington D.C., Mar 8, 2023 / 08:20 am (CNA).
“Oh, what sorrow… […]

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New Syrian Catholic archbishop tells how he survived captivity by Islamic State

January 23, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Syrian archbishop-elect Father Jacques Mourad. / Credit: ACN

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 23, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
A Syrian priest, whose appointment as archbishop was confirmed by Pope Francis on Jan. 7, shared the difficult times he spent being he… […]

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Pope Francis: Jesus is ‘the unsurpassed model of evangelization’

January 18, 2023 Catholic News Agency 7

Pope Francis speaks at his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Jan. 18, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican City, Jan 18, 2023 / 06:05 am (CNA).
Pope Francis invited Christians on Wednesday to pray for the grace to have a “pastoral heart” like Je… […]

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Nigerian musician files lawsuit with Supreme Court challenging blasphemy conviction

December 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Map of Nigeria. / Shutterstock

St. Louis, Mo., Dec 16, 2022 / 14:15 pm (CNA).
A Nigerian musician is taking a case to the country’s Supreme Court challenging a death sentence he was given in 2020 for “blasphemy,” a case his lawyers hope will ov… […]

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A Marian shrine for persecuted Christians to open in Massachusetts

October 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Deacon Ebrahim Lallo, a Syriac Catholic Deacon from the town of Bartella, Iraq, painted the icon “Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians,” which will be in the shrine in Clinton, Massachusetts. / Photo credit: Father Benedict Kiely

Boston, Mass…. […]

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Pastor and more than 80 others kidnapped in attacks on two Nigerian churches

September 23, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 23, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
Armed men kidnapped more than 80 Christians last week in attacks on two separate churches in north-central and northwest Nigeria, reported Morning Star News.On Sept. … […]

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The story behind London’s new Shrine to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians

September 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Tower Bridge, London / AC Wimmer / CNA

CNA Newsroom, Sep 8, 2022 / 03:14 am (CNA).
What may well be the first shrine in Europe dedicated to persecuted Christians will be blessed today in central London, UK.The Shrine of Mary, Mother of Persecut… […]

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This Muslim NBA vet is marching for persecuted Christians

September 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Former Celtics player Enes Kanter Freedom will be the keynote speaker at the March for the Martyrs, / Freedom: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Martyrs: Screenshot from the National Catholic Register

Boston, Mass., Sep 3, 2022 / 08… […]

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Catholic parish in Nigeria struggles to feed thousands uprooted by violent attacks

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Displaced Nigerians camped near St. Francis Xavier Parish in Agagbe, Nigeria, in 2022. / Courtesy of Adakole Daniel

Jos, Nigeria, Aug 12, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The news that help was on the way didn’t come soon enough for Joy Akaa.The 30-year-… […]

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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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