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by bcadmin | Aug 24, 2022 | Anti-Christian persecution, Church in Africa, Fulani, lead, News, Nigeria, Nuns, President Muhammadu Buhari | 0 |
“We are dealing here with a sustained campaign to wipe out Christianity in general and the Catholic church in particular. No Christian is safe,” said Johan Viljoen.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | Africa, Church in Africa, Fulani, Kidnappings, lead, News, Nigeria, Nuns | 0 |
On Sunday unknown gunmen abducted four nuns in Nigeria’s Imo state, making the sisters the latest victims in a swath of kidnappings plaguing west African nation, many of which target the Catholic community.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 20, 2022 | Anti-Christian persecution, Church in Africa, Fulani, lead, News, Nigeria, Nigerian bishops | 0 |
Two days after the funerals were held for the 40 people gunned down during Mass on Pentecost, Nigeria saw yet another attack to churches on Sunday, one Catholic and one Baptist. At least three people were killed, and over 30 kidnapped.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 17, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Africa, Church shooting, Fulani, lead, News, Nigeria, Nigerian bishops | 0 |
Nigeria held a state funeral Friday for nearly two dozen of the worshippers killed by gunmen at a church service earlier this month as church officials urged authorities to take swift action to avoid future tragedies.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 10, 2022 | Christian persecution, Church in Africa, Church in the US, Fulani, lead, News, Nigeria, Terrorism | 0 |
At the same time gunmen killed dozens at a Catholic church in Nigeria on June 5, Father Athanasius Abanulo was celebrating Mass at his nephews parish for over 600 congregants, part of his first trip back to the African nation in seven years.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 13, 2022 | Anti-Christian persecution, anti-Christian violence, Boko Haram, Fulani, Genocide, International Christian Concern, lead, News, Nigeria, Nigerian bishops | 0 |
After another attack on a Christian community in Nigeria, a major human rights organization is claiming the killing of Christians in the country amounts to a genocide.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 25, 2022 | Anti-Christian persecution, Boko Haram, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Church in Africa, Fulani, Islamic extremists, lead, News, Nigeria | 0 |
Successive Nigerian governments have failed to address the newly designated terrorist groups in the northwest and north center with the seriousness they merit, Christian Solidarity Worldwide says.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 3, 2021 | Aid to the Church in Need, anti-Christian violence, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Fulani, News, Nigeria, Nigerian bishops, President Muhammadu Buhari | 0 |
Catholic leaders in Nigeria are frustrated with the yearslong conflict between traditional Muslim herders and Christian farmers that have claimed thousands of lives and displaced countless people.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Boko Haram, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Fulani, Interviews, lead, News, Nigeria, Religious Freedom | 0 |
Across Nigeria, Christians have been targeted for attacks by Muslim fundamentalists, usually either by Boko Haram or marauding Fulani herdsmen.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 4, 2021 | Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, Archdiocese of Abuja, Boko Haram, Church in Africa, Fulani, lead, News, Nigeria | 0 |
One of Nigeria’s most authoritative Catholic prelates has said the start of a new year ought to mark a turning point for the troubled nation, with the focus placed on ending ethnic, political, and religious divisions, and working toward what unifies and is beneficial for all.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 19, 2020 | Anti-Christian persecution, anti-Christian violence, Boko Haram, Carl Anderson, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Fulani, International Religious Freedom Report, Knights of Columbus, News, Nigeria, Nigerian bishops, U.S. Congress | 0 |
The Catholic bishop of Gboko, Nigeria, and the Knights of Columbus added their voices to a Dec. 17 congressional hearing spotlighting sectarian violence in Nigeria in which thousands of Christians have been killed simply for their faith identity.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 15, 2020 | Boko Haram, Church in Africa, Fulani, International Christian Concern, International Religious Freedom Report, lead, News, Nigeria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | 0 |
Nigeria’s designation as a “country of particular concern” for religious freedom by the U.S. State department is a “very good thing,” according to a leading human rights charity.
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