During a visit to the Vatican in early March, the Nigerian bishops alerted Pope Leo XIV. “No one is safe in Nigeria today, whether Christian or Muslim.”
Violence surges anew with another abduction over the weekend ... adding to the now more than 212 Catholic clergy kidnapped since 2015.
Christian advocacy groups and Western parliamentary hearings have warned that Nigeria has become the world’s deadliest country for Christians.
The World Watch List published by non-profit Open Doors reveals that in 2025, Christians experienced record levels of violence and oppression around the world.
The deadliest assault occurred on January 3, when attackers entered Kasuwan Daji, burned the local market and surrounding houses, and killed 42 men.
The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora rejoices in confirming the safe release of the second batch of children abducted from St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools
Patriots rookie TreVeyon Henderson used his cleats to raise prayers for persecuted Christians — here’s why it matters.
Monday’s release follows a string of kidnappings targeting both schools and places of worship across northern and central Nigeria.
Bishop Robert Barron urged people to pray for the kidnapped children in Nigeria, who are now facing a second week in captivity.
In a statement released November 25, the bishops say violence across Nigeria has reached an alarming scale, but warn of discourse "heating up the nation's fragile social and religious climate."
The 24 Nigerian girls kidnapped from a school last week have been released; 50 children taken from a Catholic school escaped over the weekend.
Fifty of the 315 children kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State have escaped. They are now back with their families.
Armed men abducted more than 300 children and staff from St Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Papiri, Niger state.
On the evening of November 18, gunmen attacked Christ Apostolic Church in the town of Eruku in Kwara State.
“There is indeed a danger for Christians, and for everyone, Christians and Muslims; both communities have been massacred.”
Rapper Nicki Minaj joined U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Tuesday, November 18, speaking about the persecution of Nigerian Christians.
The kidnapping of the students at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School is just the latest in a series of abductions in Nigeria.
