“We are encouraging parish priests to create interreligious groups, and we are providing training in all the northern districts to promote interreligious dialogue and create bridges for people to meet and talk to each other in safety."

ACN does not receive money from states or other NGOs, which means that this aid was only possible due to the generosity of more than 364,000 individual benefactors donating $158M in total, almost $13M more than in 2021.

It is important to mark the anniversary of the massacre by “reminding the world of the evil of terrorism and the long-term effects it has on people.”

They died while worshipping God in his own house, so [beatification] would go a long way toward strengthening the faith of those who are practicing in war-torn areas, or in places like northern Nigeria, where most Christians are persecuted.”

In her new role, Lynch is responsible for the basic content and statutory leadership of the international foundation, with its 23 national offices.

“People are so fed up with the suffering. They need a solution, and so we hope that something will come out of these talks.”