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Priest kidnapped in Nigeria after saving two seminarians
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Kidnapping for ransom has become an industry in Nigeria, and priests are often targeted. On Sunday, October 27th, a priest was kidnapped at the minor ...
Gunmen attack seminary and abduct rector in Nigeria
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Unidentified armed men stormed a Catholic seminary in southern Nigeria on Sunday, October 27th, and kidnapped its rector. The terrorists attacked Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary ...
Help reaches Nigeria flood victims
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Vital aid from a Catholic charity has reached flood victims in northern Nigeria, but a senior Christian leader warns that the scale of the human ...
The flooding in Nigeria “is overwhelming,” says bishop
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At least 50,000 Christians have been directly affected by the flooding in Maiduguri in northern Nigeria, though the actual numbers could be far higher. ACN ...
“Forty percent of our city is underwater,” says bishop in Nigeria
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The Nigerian city of Maiduguri was recently hit by terrible flooding. Aid to the Church in Need is helping the local diocese with food, sanitation, ...
Nigeria: ACN asks for prayers after Maiduguri floods
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Maiduguri, Nigeria, known for having been the hub of Boko Haram, is now grappling with a devastating flood, which has engulfed significant parts of the ...
Leaders in Nigeria accused of inaction amid food crises and killings
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Eight months after hundreds of Christians were massacred on Christmas Eve, and three months after another carnage on Easter Monday, the Nigerian government has failed ...
How a bishop unites Christians and Muslims in Nigeria
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Gerald Musa’s father converted to Christianity at age 12. He could not have imagined then that his son would become the first bishop from the ...
Nigeria: Kidnapped priest goes free
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Nigerian priest Father Mikah Suleiman was released on Sunday, July 7th, after more than two weeks in captivity. The parish priest of St. Raymond’s Catholic ...
Another priest abducted in Nigeria
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In a statement sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Father Kazah asked for prayers for Father Ukeh’s “urgent and safe release” and ...









