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Appeal for ‘fervent prayers’ issued for religious sisters kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria
An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha…
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Catholic priest in Nigeria murdered by ‘unidentified assailants’
Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo was manager of the respective schools of nursing, midwifery, and medical laboratory at Our Lady of…
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Oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria dies at 104
The late Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria, who died on the feast of Christ the King, Nov.…
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“We are in trouble”: Catholic priests lament another jihadist group making inroads in Nigeria
Nigerian priests, Father George Ehusani, founder of the Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI) and Executive Director of the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation,…
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Rector of minor seminary in Nigeria released after 10-day captivity
Father Thomas Oyode, the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi was abducted on Oct.…
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Over 15 Catholic parishes close amid ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria
Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the Nigerian Diocese of Makurdi in Benue state at a breakfast at Capitol Hill organized by…
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Priest urges Church in Nigeria to address needs of youth who are ‘returning to paganism’
Father Vitalis Anaehobi, who serves in the southesast region of Nigeria, says that most of the young people he has…
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Nigeria diocese appeals for help, prayers after thousands displaced by floods
Devasting flooding has hit the city of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria, and the diocese there is appealing for assistance and…
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Over 70 Christians killed, 20 medical students kidnapped in recent Nigeria violence
Terrorist attacks in Benue State, Nigeria, have forced residents to flee their villages and, in some cases, seek shelter in…
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Catholic bishops in Nigeria condemn liturgical abuses, call for immediate reforms
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). The bishops released a statement Aug. 15, 2024, the solemnity of…
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