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Nigerian bishops discourage military intervention in Niger after coup
Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane (center), General Mohamed Toumba (center-left), and Colonel Ousmane…
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Catholic News - Pope
Nigerian priest freed after torture, hospitalized with ‘deep wounds on his head’
Father Marcellus Nwaohuocha was freed from captivity in the Archdiocese of Jos in Nigeria June 20, 2023. / Credit: OMI…
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Catholic News - Americas
Nigerian bishop describes persecution and killings of Catholics: ‘It has become a daily occurrence’
Nigerian Bishop Wilfred Anagbe sat down with CNA in June 2023 to discuss the ongoing persecution and killings of Catholics…
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Catholic News - General
Nigerian priest returning from pastoral duties shot dead; archdiocese in ‘great shock’
Father Charles Onomhoale Igechi was shot dead while returning from pastoral duties in Nigeria’s Benin City Archdiocese on Wednesday, June…
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Catholic News - Pope
Nigerian priest abducted on Corpus Christi Sunday regains freedom
Father Jeremiah Yakubu of the Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria was freed on Monday, June 12, 2023, after 24 hours…
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Nigerian Catholic church attacked on Pentecost Sunday last year resumes public worship
Easter Sunday Mass on April 9, 2023, was held for the first time in 10 months at St. Francis Xavier…
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Catholic News - Pope
Pope Francis meets with two Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram
Janada Marcus with Pope Francis at the general audience on March 8, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Mar…
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