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In Nigeria, a widow is haunted by her husband’s brutal death
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Catherine Ibrahim lives in a camp for displaced persons run by the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Here, she describes the murder of ...
Nigeria braces for presidential vote amidst ramped-up violence, terror
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"It is clear however that Boko Haram wants to make a statement that it has not been defeated. The threat from Boko Haram is still ...
Christians in need celebrate Christmas with quiet joy
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“CHRISTMAS is the celebration of the longing for our better self, for the heaven we search for in vain here on Earth, and for the ...
Nigerian bishop denounces government inaction in face of Fulani attacks
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"The Fulani ... have been supplied with modern weapons of a kind not used by simple herdsmen. We need to ask who is behind this.”
In Nigeria, conversion was dream come true
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"I encourage Catholics everywhere to remain steadfast: I have been lonely, and I have experienced many ups and downs. But I keep the faith, and ...
‘His father is Boko Haram, but he is still my child’
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“I cannot say that there was anything that specifically saw me through each day because each new day was as horrible and terrifying as the ...
Nigerian bishop sees pitfalls of ‘clerical Church’
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BISHOP MATTHEW HASSAN KUKAH heads the Diocese of Sokoto, in northwestern Nigeria. He is the founder of the Kukah Center, a policy-research institute that engages ...
It takes vigor to be a faithful Catholic in Nigeria
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“Know that God sees your tears and knows what you are going through; He has vowed not to leave you orphans. So, brace up and ...
Nigerian prelate pleads for dialogue in wake of wave of killings
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"But even in the midst of violence caused either by Boko Haram, militant herdsmen or yet to be identified “foreign invaders,” I believe peace is ...
Nigerian bishop fears for the worst from attacks by Fulani herdsmen
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"Don’t do as you did in Rwanda; don’t wait for the genocide to happen before intervening!”