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There have been 212 clergy kidnappings since 2015. Between 2015 and 2025, at least 212 Catholic priests were kidnapped in Nigeria, in a wave of ...

As Christmas approaches, the priest of the only Catholic parish in Gaza, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, tells Aid to the Church in Need that his community ...

There are hopeful signs that the remaining students who were kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last month will be home for Christmas. The Diocese ...

Catholics in a Ukrainian town live under constant threat of missiles and cold. But faith perseveres in Bila Tserkva. Fr. Lucas Perozzi has been serving ...

The Church in northern Burkina Faso deplores the lack of media attention given to the terrorist crisis it is suffering, with displaced people facing enormous ...

Some parishes in northern Mozambique can encompass hundreds of communities, and priests and religious cannot reach them all. Catechists are often on the front lines ...

Securing the release of the remaining 165 students and staff remains the top priority of the local church, Bishop Bulus Yohanna told ACN. One hundred ...

During a risky trip to Cabo Delgado, home to ruthless jihadist violence, Cardinal Parolin thanked Aid to the Church in Need for its work. Cardinal ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured the release of 100 children who had been kidnapped from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School ...

“Evil will never win,” said Nigeria’s National Security Advisor, during a visit to the bishop of Kontagora, where over 300 children were kidnapped in late ...