Dozens of people were reportedly killed in attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Benue State Wednesday, a diocesan official said. Read more
The country’s Catholic bishops, among others, have sharply criticized the Independent Nigerian Election Commission for its handling of the vote... Read more
Peter Obi, one of three leading candidates, is Catholic and a popular former governor. Read more
With Nigeria’s escalating violence, a lot is at stake in the presidential election this week in Africa’s most populous country,... Read more
Clement Usoo, whose family was massacred by Fulani herdsmen in 2019, shared his story in a testimony published Wednesday by... Read more
Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke said Nigerian society as a whole has “a traditional worldview” that recognizes the presence of God... Read more
“The news from Nicaragua has grieved me a great deal,” the pope said. Read more
A U.S. State Department official told EWTN that “after careful review” Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has decided not to... Read more
Rep. Chris Smith and a bipartisan group of leaders in Congress introduced a resolution Tuesday urging the State Department to... Read more
A compilation of new data by researchers at Georgetown University sheds light on the countries around the world that have... Read more
Alleged Fulani herdsmen on Jan. 19 attacked a village near Makurdi, the capital of Nigeria’s Benue State. Read more
At his weekly public audience, Pope Francis said that one of the best images to represent Jesus’ style of life... Read more
At the end of his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis asked for people to join him in praying for persecuted Christians... Read more
Another priest was shot in the Jan. 15 bandit attack but survived. Read more
On Christmas Day 2022, militant Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists attacked Angwan Aku village, reportedly killing one person and abducting... Read more
Witnesses say armed Fulani herdsmen attacked several Christian villages on Dec. 18, leaving as many as 46 people dead and... Read more
Rhoda Jatau was arrested after forwarding a video of a Muslim denouncing the mob killing of Nigerian Christian college student... Read more
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, is seeking information from Nigerian authorities regarding evidence of a massive forced abortion... Read more
ADF International says the appeal has the potential to overturn Northern Nigeria’s blasphemy laws. Read more
As Biden welcomes African leaders this week, religious freedom advocates are calling for the U.S. to recognize the persecution of... Read more