Armed men in military uniforms stormed the bishop’s residence ... Bishop Muyengo and the other priests are safe,” said Father Georges Kalenga, CENCO’s deputy secretary-general, speaking ...

“I had long opposed, notably on Facebook, the radicalization of Patriarch Kirill’s stance in alignment with Russian power, as well as the ideological submission of priests under him. I was ...

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BENIN CITY – NINE days after he was kidnapped, the Catholic Priest of St. Peter Catholic ... A viral video showed a kidnap victim surrounded by uniform men believed to be vigilante who in ...

Nearly 150 Catholic priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria over the past 10 years, a new report has indicated, unearthing the growing persecution of Christians in the West African country.

He said a 34-year-old man was arrested for the alleged kidnapping following a tip-off. He said the priests, Abraham Samman and Mathew David-Dusam of the Catholic Diocese of Yola and Jalingo ...

Ireland's patron St. Patrick is a saint in name only and has never received the official title. While millions around the world celebrate St. Patrick's Day every March 17, the sad fact is that ...

KADUNA, Nigeria - A Catholic priest was kidnapped and killed in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Friday, adding that the murder highlighted ...

The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has condemned the brutal killing of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic priest abducted and murdered by armed bandits in Kaduna State Father Okechukwu was ...

Peter Egielewa, the Bishop of the diocese, Most Rev. Dr Gabriel Dunia, lamented the frequent attacks and kidnap of priests, calling on the government to address the security challenge in Edo North.

Abducted Catholic priest killed in Kaduna, raising concerns about the growing insecurity in the region. Local authorities are urging for increased measures to protect religious leaders and their ...