Articles by Agnes Aineah
11 killed as Islamist jihadists reportedly target Christians in Mozambican village
Sep 20, 2023 / 14:00 pmAfter separating the Christians from the Muslims, “they opened fire on the Christians,” a Sept. 18 Aid to the Church in Need report stated.
Seminarian in Nigeria burned alive in botched kidnapping
Sep 8, 2023 / 13:15 pmSeminarian Na’aman Danlami died when Fulanis attacked St. Raphael Fadan Kamantan Parish on Thursday, Sept. 7, and set the rectory ablaze.
Family life, ‘bonding together’ behind spread of Christianity in Africa, U.S. bishop says
Aug 29, 2023 / 13:15 pmBishop John Patrick Dolan of Phoenix returned from a 12-day trip to the African countries of Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya on Aug. 22.
Seminarian in Nigeria narrowly escapes shooting by Islamist Fulani attackers
Aug 24, 2023 / 11:30 amDavid Igba was traveling with two others when their car was sprayed with bullets by a group of gun-wielding Fulani herders in the Aug. 21 incident.
‘Spiritually transformative’: Nun recalls Mali captivity in new religious freedom report
Jun 28, 2023 / 10:00 amThe Colombian nun narrated her experience in the foreword of the 2023 edition of the Religious Freedom in the World Report published June 22.
5-year-old beheaded, 33 killed in Nigeria; Christian foundation calls for action
Apr 20, 2023 / 14:30 pmA 5-year-old boy was reportedly beheaded when Islamists attacked a village in southern Kaduna State, leaving dozens of people dead.
Report: Wave of murders after elections in Nigeria forces Catholic diocese staff to evacuate
Mar 3, 2023 / 18:10 pmDozens of people were reportedly killed in attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Benue State Wednesday, a diocesan official said.
Missionary priest in Central African Republic injured in land mine explosion has foot amputated
Feb 16, 2023 / 13:45 pmFather Norberto Pozzi was injured when the car he was traveling in drove over a land mine, causing it to explode, on his way to Bocaranga, CAR.
Nigerian priest: Federal government has refused to help regarding abductions, killings
Jul 22, 2022 / 15:45 pmNigeria’s government has everything it needs to stop the ongoing attacks that are targeting Christians, but has refused to help, a Catholic priest in the West African country has said.
'It was a miracle I escaped': Nigerian sister recounts deadly shooting
Mar 16, 2022 / 16:13 pmSister Nkiru was returning home from a marriage ceremony with other people when armed assailants opened fire on their vehicle.
Heroic Nigerian priest risks his life daily to help Christian refugees, aid agency says
Dec 15, 2021 / 13:48 pmNot every Catholic priest risks mortal danger every time he visits his people, but this Nigerian priest does.
Advocate for Christians attacked in Sudan
Jul 7, 2021 / 15:01 pmBoutros Badawi, a Christian activist and advisor to Sudan’s Minister of Religious Affairs, was attacked recently in the Sudanese capital.
Catholic charity: Ethiopians in agony as water crisis deepens
Jun 24, 2021 / 12:41 pmResidents of various parts of Ethiopia are trekking for miles and spending days in long queues to get water far away from home, a Catholic charity in Ireland reported June 17, 2021.
Enugu bishop declares week of prayer after cathedral desecrated by priest’s followers
May 7, 2021 / 13:29 pmThe Bishop of Enugu announced on Thursday a week of prayer in atonement and reparation following the desecration of the city’s cathedral, reportedly by followers of a priest of the local Church.
'Mosques are springing up everywhere', Congolese bishop says amid fear of Islamization
May 5, 2021 / 15:01 pmThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has been engulfed in a cloud of fear owing to the increasing attacks that target Christians in what a Catholic Bishop in the Central African country has described as a path towards Islamization, also seen in the mushrooming of mosques.