Pope Francis touches a statue of Our Lady of Lujan after the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 30, 2019.

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Pope Francis touches a statue of Our Lady of Lujan after the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 30, 2019.

More than 12,000 Christians in Nigeria have been killed in Islamist attacks since June 2015, according to a 2020 report.