Articles by Agnes Aineah
Nearly 150 Catholic priests kidnapped across Nigeria in past decade, at least 11 killed
Mar 13, 2025 / 12:50 pmA report published March 12 by Agenzia Fides shows that of the 145 Catholic priests kidnapped in Nigeria between 2015 and 2025, 11 have been killed.
Nigerian diocese pays tribute to priest who was murdered on Ash Wednesday
Mar 6, 2025 / 12:45 pmAccording to the information provided by the Diocese of Kafanchan, Okechukwu was kidnapped from his residence at about 9:15 p.m. on March 4.
St. Josephine Bakhita’s feast day marks anti-human trafficking campaign launch in Africa
Feb 8, 2025 / 04:00 amThe campaign, which begins on Feb. 8, the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, is designated for prayer and awareness of human trafficking.
Catholic bishop in Sudan seriously injured in assault by Rapid Forces
Dec 6, 2024 / 10:55 amBishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali fell into the hands of the paramilitary force while he was traveling to the embattled country.
‘We are in trouble’: Catholic priests lament another jihadist group making inroads in Nigeria
Nov 25, 2024 / 13:15 pmTwo Catholic priests from Nigeria have expressed grave concern about the worsening security situation in the West African nation.
Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish
Nov 20, 2024 / 17:30 pmArchbishop Philip Anyolo Subira has declined the equivalent of $38,500 that Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto offered to a parish in his diocese.
Seminary rector kidnapped during evening prayers at Nigerian minor seminary
Oct 29, 2024 / 07:00 amFather Thomas Oyode was kidnapped around 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 during evening prayers and Benediction at the seminary.
Widows group in Kenya rescues Catholic women from polygamy, ‘wife inheritance’
Oct 7, 2024 / 14:30 pmSt. Monica Widows Group was started in 1984 in the areas served by the Archdiocese of Kisumu in Kenya to help Christian widows.
Bishops tell young African digital influencers: ‘Brace for the challenges ahead’
Sep 22, 2024 / 06:00 amBishop Godfrey Onah reminded graduates of a digital media formation program that the digital world is still at the periphery needing to be evangelized.
Priest urges Church in Nigeria to address needs of youth who are ‘returning to paganism’
Sep 14, 2024 / 07:00 amCatholic leaders in southeast Nigeria are concerned about a trend they are witnessing among young rural Catholics — a return to paganism.
‘I was deceived’: Bishop in Nigeria revokes ordination of deacons due to fraud
Jul 31, 2024 / 10:47 amBishop Martin Dada Olorunmolu was presented with documents showing the men were qualified for holy orders, but the papers were allegedly forged.
‘Survival mentality’ is impeding authentic formation in Africa’s seminaries, priest says
Jul 27, 2024 / 07:00 amSeminarians in Africa are not allowed “to be themselves” and must find ways “to get by,” a Catholic priest from Nigeria has said.
Testimony of conversion is force behind Nigerian priest’s book promoting rosary devotion
Jun 26, 2024 / 07:00 amAfter witnessing a man’s conversion after rosary prayers, Father Justine John Dyikuk of Nigeria started promoting rosary devotion and wrote a book.
Catholic fathers talk fatherhood, family values, and threats to the African family
Jun 17, 2024 / 12:37 pmFour fathers from three African countries share their experiences of fatherhood and what they’ve learned about being good dads.
In midst of brutal war, Sudanese Catholic community says ‘relationship with God has grown’
May 31, 2024 / 13:00 pmPeace reigns inside Dar Mariam, the residence of the Salesian Sisters in Sudan, despite the fact that it has been surrounded by heavy gunfire.
Jesuit priest: Stories of Rwandan women ‘scarred by genocide’ must be told
Apr 20, 2024 / 09:30 amAccording to Father Marcel Uwineza, telling the stories of the women gives a voice to the women who, he said, “were practically silenced by the genocide.”
German bishops to Church in Africa: Initiate canonization of German martyrs
Mar 16, 2024 / 09:00 amA representative of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference has challenged African Church leaders to initiate the canonization processes for German martyrs.
Nigerian Christians are being martyred — here’s how it’s affecting seminary formation
Jan 26, 2024 / 11:40 amThere is an emerging spirituality in Nigerian seminaries and monasteries that many may find difficult to grasp: the spirituality of martyrdom.
Parish priest in Nigeria abducted while answering sick call
Dec 5, 2023 / 13:06 pmFather Kingsley Eze, parish priest of St. Michael’s Umuekebi Catholic Church in Nigeria’s Imo state, was kidnapped Nov. 30 and his whereabouts are unknown.
‘I am prepared to die a martyr’: Freed Nigerian monk recounts kidnapping, murder of brother monk
Nov 30, 2023 / 13:00 pmBrother Peter Olarewaju recounts the horrific kidnapping and torture he and other monks suffered, including the murder of a brother monk.