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Miami archbishop, top U.S. diplomat decry persecution of Church in Nicaragua during Holy Week
During Holy Week, the archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, and the second-in-command at the U.S. State Department, Deputy Secretary Christopher…
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Church in Venezuela could undergo more persecution in 2026, experts say
Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 1, 2026 / 10:00 am (CNA). 2026…
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Church in Venezuela could undergo more persecution in 2026, experts say
Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 1, 2026 / 10:00 am (CNA). 2026…
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Catholic News - General
Trump vows more strikes on Nigerian militants due to Christian persecution
Flag of Nigeria on soldiers arm. / Credit: Bumble Dee/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 26, 2025 / 18:22 pm (CNA).…
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Catholic News - Pope
Christian persecution in Nigeria: 1,200 churches destroyed annually, hundreds killed
Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17,…
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Catholic News - General
‘I don’t have a village anymore’: Priest decries insecurity, persecution in Nigeria
Father Vealumun Paul Ansbert Mom, the superior general of the Via Christi Society in Nigeria, has decried the state of…
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Catholic News - Americas
Lawmakers introduce resolution condemning Christian persecution abroad
Over 200 Christians were murdered by Islamist militants in Nigeria on June, 13, 2025. / Credit: Red Confidential/Shutterstock CNA Staff,…
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Catholic News - Pope
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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Catholic News - Pope
China’s oldest priest dies at 104: a life of faith amid 25 years of persecution
St. Francis Xavier statue in front St. Joseph Cathedral in Beijing, China, Feb. 25, 2016. / Credit: Zvonimir Atletic/Shutterstock Washington,…
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Catholic News - General
Persecution of Christians worldwide has gotten worse, papal charity report says
Burkinabé soldiers patrol in Ouagadougou after the January 2022 coup. / Credit: VOA News (public domain) CNA Staff, Oct 22,…
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