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“They beat me, but I thank God I survived,” says priest kidnapped by jihadists
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A Catholic priest has given a harrowing account of how he nearly lost an eye after being kidnapped by armed extremists in Nigeria and held ...
Nigeria: Kidnapped priest, Father Alphonsus Afina, freed along with ten female hostages
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Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International joyfully announces the release of Fr. Alphonsus Afina, a priest of the Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria, who ...
US human rights panel finds ongoing religious freedom violations in Nigeria
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Religious communities in Nigeria are facing ongoing, systematic, and egregious violations of their ability to practice their faith, says a US human rights monitor. A ...
Nigerian minor seminary attacked: Security guard killed, three students kidnapped
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Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) strongly condemns the violent attack perpetrated on July 10, 2025 against the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivhianokpodi, Diocese ...
Help for the Priestly Formation of 76 Religious in Nigeria
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Nigeria is a dangerous country for Christians, especially for priests. In the past 10 years, over 150 priests were abducted, and over a dozen were ...
Public memorial to victims of 2022 Nigeria church attack demolished
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Like the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan, a public memorial park dedicated to the victims of a deadly Pentecost Sunday attack on a church in ...
Nigeria: Priest commits to remain, rebuild after 200 Christians massacred
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The priest in Nigeria who narrowly escaped with his life following one of the country’s worst massacres of Christians has spoken of his determination to ...
US Bishops Focus on Domestic Issues, Nigeria, and Nicaragua for Religious Freedom Week
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Religious Freedom. It’s a value that was so important to the Founding Fathers that they dedicated the First Amendment to the Constitution to it. It’s ...
Nigeria: Up to 200 dead in worst killing spree
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IDPs burned alive, shot dead, and macheted Militants massacred up to 200 Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State on the evening of Friday, June 13. They ...
Bishop calls for prayers as priest is kidnapped by jihadists in Nigeria
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Fr. Alphonsus Afina was kidnapped on Sunday, June 1, in the Diocese of Maiduguri. The auxiliary bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria has called for urgent prayers ...