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7 Franciscan Capuchins in Nigeria die in car accident, leadership appeals for prayer
Seven members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Nigeria’s Enugu state died May 3, 2025, a result of…
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Catholic priest recounts massacres in Nigeria during Lent and Holy Week
Credit: SevenMaps/Shutterstock ACI Africa, May 3, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). In the aftermath of this year’s Holy Week massacres…
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Catholic theologians in Nigeria pledge to uphold Pope Francis’ legacy with ‘renewed zeal’
Members of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) pledged to uphold the “theological and pastoral legacy” of the late…
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Abducted seminarian murdered in Nigeria; priest released after 10 days in captivity
Andrew Peter (left), a seminarian, and Father Philip Ekweli (right) were abducted March 3, 2025, from a parish rectory in…
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Journalists in Nigeria urged to speak up, expose all forms of Christian persecution
Father Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku. / Credit: ACI Africa ACI Africa, Jan 31, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The vice chancellor…
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Appeal for ‘fervent prayers’ issued for religious sisters kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria
An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha…
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Catholic priest in Nigeria murdered by ‘unidentified assailants’
Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo was manager of the respective schools of nursing, midwifery, and medical laboratory at Our Lady of…
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Oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria dies at 104
The late Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria, who died on the feast of Christ the King, Nov.…
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“We are in trouble”: Catholic priests lament another jihadist group making inroads in Nigeria
Nigerian priests, Father George Ehusani, founder of the Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI) and Executive Director of the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation,…
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Rector of minor seminary in Nigeria released after 10-day captivity
Father Thomas Oyode, the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi was abducted on Oct.…
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