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Catholic priest in Nigeria freed on Pentecost Sunday after three days in captivity
Father Matthias Opara was freed May 28, 2023, after spending three days in captivity in Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri.…
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CNA freelancer recounts ‘horrifying experience’ of witnessing Nigeria firefight
null / Shutterstock Washington D.C., May 26, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA). A freelance journalist who has reported on a…
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5-year-old beheaded, 33 killed in Nigeria; Christian foundation calls for action
null / CSW Kaduna, Nigeria, Apr 20, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). A 5-year-old boy was reportedly beheaded when Islamists…
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Holy Week attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria leave nearly 100 dead
Burned vehicles after Good Friday raid on April 7, 2023, in Ngban, Benue state, Nigeria. / Courtesy of Justice, Development,…
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Dozens still captive in Nigeria after deadly raid on Catholic town
Residents of Adunu line up to cast their ballots in Adunu Feb. 25, 2023. / Courtesy of Father Dauda Musa…
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Waves of attacks displace Catholic natives in central Nigeria
Ruins after a militia attack in Benue state, Nigeria, during the last week of February 2023. / Credit: Courtesy of…
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‘My parishioners shot dead in cold blood’: Priests, lay faithful describe attacks in Nigeria
Janada Marcus, 22, was forced to flee Boko Haram with her family twice before the terrorists attacked them again, killing…
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Report: Wave of murders after elections in Nigeria forces Catholic diocese staff to evacuate
Map of Nigeria. / Shutterstock ACI Africa, Mar 3, 2023 / 18:10 pm (CNA). Dozens of people reportedly were murdered…
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Nigeria’s newest cardinal: Presidential election will ‘either make or break Nigeria’
Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke, bishop of the southern Nigerian diocese of Ekwulobia, pictured as he took possession of his titular…
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