Six months have passed since 39 Catholic worshipers were slain and dozens injured in a June 5 attack on a... Read more
A Reuters investigative report found that a massive forced abortion program has been carried out by the Nigerian military on... Read more
In Nigeria at least 60,000 Christians have been killed, many by their Muslim countrymen, over the past two decades. Read more
Attacks by groups of Islamist militia variously called “herdsmen,” “bandits,” or “unknown gunmen” increasingly victimize farming towns in Nigeria. Read more
Addressing the G20 Religion Forum in Bali, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah testified to the violence committed against both Christians and... Read more
The state police commissioner says no more than 10 people were slain, but a county official claims more than 70... Read more
Since Oct. 8 terrorist attacks have claimed eight lives, displaced thousands, and left parishioners traumatized in Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbea's... Read more
On Sept. 17, militants raided the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Suleja in Niger state and abducted dozens of worshippers... Read more
Father Stephen Ojapah had fallen fast asleep late on May 25 after an exhausting day of parish work when two... Read more
Luka Binniyat, a Catholic human rights reporter, is facing prison after writing an article in which the Nigerian government was... Read more
One of those arrested in the killing of 40 people is a high-ranking member of Islamic State, authorities said. Read more
From May 1 to June 30, 70 unarmed persons across Benue State in north-central Nigeria were killed in attacks by... Read more
Nigeria’s government has everything it needs to stop the ongoing attacks that are targeting Christians, but has refused to help,... Read more
Father John Mark Cheitnum was “brutally” killed the day he was abducted, his diocese announced. Read more
Forty-one people were killed by gunmen who opened fire during a Pentecost Sunday Mass. Read more
The Nigerian diocese of Kafanchan has asked for prayers after two Catholic priests were kidnapped Friday evening. Read more
Father Peter Amodu was supposed to say the 5 p.m. Mass at Holy Ghost Parish in southern Nigeria on July... Read more
Bishop Jude Arogundade wants the world to know that a genocide against Christians is happening in Nigeria. Read more
Authorities deny the charge and have tried to reassure villagers the government is on their side. Read more
“People are tired of the killing," a priest from the Archdiocese of Kaduna told CNA. Read more