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A plea for government in northern Nigeria to re-think the sudden and unprecedented closure of schools during Ramadan is coming from a bishop concerned for ...

Since 2021, the Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria has seen at least one pastoral agent murdered every year.  The bishop of the Diocese of Kafanchan ...

This year alone, five priests and two religious sisters have been kidnapped in Nigeria. Besides Father Sylvester Okechukwu, who was murdered, two remain missing, while ...

A series of attacks on Christian communities in December, including on Christmas Day, left dozens dead, according to recent reports from ACN’s local Church sources. ...

Two religious sisters, Vincentia Nwankwo and Grace Okoli, were abducted last Tuesday, January 7th, in Anambra State, in southeastern Nigeria. They belong to the congregation ...

Just over a year after extremists murdered more than 300 people in coordinated attacks on Christian villages in Plateau State, Nigeria, the faithful gathered for ...

A Nigerian bishop committed to helping families who have fled some of the country’s worst persecution and conflict marks the anniversary of his ordination with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...