Abduction
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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 who was abducted Oct.... Read more
Nun released nearly five years after kidnapping in Mali thanks God
Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary who was abducted in Mali in February 2017 and held for nearly five... Read more
Pope Francis greets Colombian nun freed 4 years after kidnapping by Islamists in Mali
Sr. Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti was kidnapped in 2017. Read more
Catholic diocese rejoices as priest is freed barely 24 hours after kidnapping
“Barely 24 hours after his kidnap, our beloved brother priest was released by his abductors.” Read more
Catholic priest in Cameroon freed after three days in captivity
Msgr. Julius Agbortoko Abbor was released without payment of a ransom. Read more
Prayers asked for nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017
An initiative that works to highlight persecution of Christians released Friday a video seeking prayers for Sister Gloria Cecilia Nárvaez... Read more
Abducted Catholic priest, catechist released by Burmese militia
Father Noel Hrang Tin Thang and an unnamed catechist were traveling from the town of Surkhua to Hakha when nabbed... Read more
Catholic nun abducted on way to the market in DR Congo set free
The nun is “traumatized but physically unharmed.” Read more
Suspected members of Boko Haram kidnap Catholic priest in Nigeria
Fr. Elijah Juma Wada was abducted on June 30. Read more
Haitian archbishop demands release of abducted Catholics
The Archbishop of Port-au-Prince has called for the release of 10 people who were kidnapped in Haiti on Sunday and... Read more
Catholic priest in Nigeria found dead after abduction
The body of a Catholic priest was discovered in Nigeria on Saturday, a day after he was kidnapped by armed... Read more
Catholic bishop released five days after kidnapping in Nigeria
A Catholic bishop in Nigeria, who was kidnapped on Sunday, has been released unharmed, according to the Archdiocese of Owerri. Read more
Christian aid group applauds investigation into forced conversions, marriages in Pakistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered an investigation into the forced conversion of women and girls from the country’s... Read more
Nigerian priest, kidnapped for a second time in two years, has been released
Gunmen kidnapped a Catholic priest in Nigeria’s Delta State on Saturday, the second kidnapping that same priest has experienced since... Read more
Kidnapped students in Cameroon released
Seventy-eight students and a driver kidnapped from a Christian school in Cameroon were released late Tuesday. Read more
Seventy-nine students kidnapped in Cameroon
Armed separatists kidnapped 79 students from a Christian boarding school in Cameroon Monday. Read more
Nigerian priest liberated after four days in captivity
Fr. Edwin Omoregbe, who had been kidnapped last week in Nigeria's Edo state, was released on Sunday. Read more
Nigerian priest shares harrowing story of being kidnapped
It was supposed to be a quiet retreat weekend last April for Fr. Sam Okwuidegbe, a Nigerian Jesuit priest and... Read more
Why this bill could be crucial for Iraq's beleaguered Christians
After a myriad of reports of United States humanitarian aid not reaching Christian genocide survivors in Iraq, their advocates in... Read more
Missing priest in Mexico found dead
The body of Father Joaquín Hernández Sifuentes, a priest in northern Mexico who had been missing since Jan. 3, was... Read more
