Articles by Jude Atemanke
Lifting of moratorium on death penalty in Congo ‘a step backwards,’ cardinal says
Mar 22, 2024 / 07:00 amIn a March 17 interview, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo said he finds it “abnormal that a government that claims to be responsible could take such a decision.”
African cardinal: Fiducia Supplicans seen as ‘cultural colonization, Western imperialism’
Mar 20, 2024 / 09:00 amIn a March 17 interview, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo deplored the lack of “synodality” in the release of the DDF document Fiducia Supplicans.
Two missionary priests who were kidnapped in Nigeria released
Feb 12, 2024 / 12:00 pmFather Kenneth Kanwa and Father Jude Nwachukwu were taken from the rectory at St. Vincent de Paul Fier Parish in the Diocese of Pankshin on Feb. 1.
Nigeria fast becoming a hostile killing field, Catholic bishops in Ibadan province say
Feb 12, 2024 / 09:00 amFollowing a recent two-day meeting, Catholic Church leaders said in a statement that “all is not well and positive change is needed.”
Two priests kidnapped from parish rectory in Nigeria
Feb 6, 2024 / 11:00 amA religious missionary order in Nigeria is appealing for the safe release of two of its members who were abducted on Feb. 1.
Religious congregation grateful after release of abducted nuns, seminarian in Nigeria
Oct 19, 2023 / 14:00 pmThree Catholic nuns, a seminarian, and their driver were abducted from Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese on Oct. 5 and released Oct. 13-14.
Sisters issue appeal for ‘safe release’ of 3 nuns who were abducted from Nigerian diocese
Oct 11, 2023 / 10:00 amThe vicar general of the Missionary Daughters of Mater Ecclesiae in Nigeria said five people were abducted Oct. 5 in Nigeria’s Imo State.
Suspects arrested in killing of seminarian in Nigerian parish rectory fire
Oct 5, 2023 / 10:45 amSeminarian Na’aman Danlami died after Fulani bandits reportedly attacked St. Raphael Parish Fadan Kamantan on the night of Sept. 7 and set the rectory ablaze.
Abducted priest in Nigeria released, diocese ‘grateful’
Sep 25, 2023 / 15:00 pmFather Marcellinus Obioma Okide, a parish priest at St. Mary Amofia-Agu Affa Parish in the Enugu Diocese, was set free on Thursday evening, Sept. 21.
Nigerian diocese calls for prayers for kidnapped priest
Sep 19, 2023 / 16:20 pmFather Marcellinus Obioma Okide was on his way back to his parish in the Enugu Diocese on Sept. 17 when he was kidnapped along the road.
Ugandan diocese observes five-day prayer for victims of secondary school attack
Jun 27, 2023 / 10:30 amOn June 16, suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces reportedly attacked the school, killing some 41 people, including 38 students.
Missionary priest abducted in Nigeria’s Jos Archdiocese; security guard killed
Jun 19, 2023 / 16:30 pmFather Marcellus Nwaohuocha, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, was kidnapped June 17.
Nigerian priest abducted on Corpus Christi Sunday regains freedom
Jun 14, 2023 / 09:00 amFather Jeremiah Yakubu, who was kidnapped from his parish rectory in Karku, Nigeria, Sunday evening, has been released.
Nigerian priest returning from pastoral duties shot dead; archdiocese in ‘great shock’
Jun 12, 2023 / 12:15 pmIn a statement shared June 8 with ACI Africa, CNA’s African news partner, Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze expressed shock at the news.
Catholic priest in Nigeria freed on Pentecost Sunday after three days in captivity
May 30, 2023 / 12:30 pmFather Matthias Opara, a Nigerian Catholic priest who was abducted on May 26 while returning from a funeral, has been released.
Nigerian Catholic church attacked on Pentecost Sunday last year resumes public worship
Apr 14, 2023 / 13:45 pmA parish church in Nigeria that was attacked on Pentecost Sunday last year reopened for Easter Sunday Mass on April 9.
Priest describes ‘horrifying’ new attack on Catholics in Nigeria that leaves at least 11 dead
Jan 20, 2023 / 18:15 pmAlleged Fulani herdsmen on Jan. 19 attacked a village near Makurdi, the capital of Nigeria’s Benue State.
Rwandan priest forgives his family’s killer: ‘We shared a drink and we were shedding tears’
Jan 17, 2023 / 14:00 pmFather Uwineza said he was “invaded by something higher than him. It’s something we can’t forgive on our own. ... We’re empowered by God.”
Dozens still in captivity after Christmas Day attack in Nigeria, Catholic priest says
Jan 11, 2023 / 16:45 pmOn Christmas Day 2022, militant Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists attacked Angwan Aku village, reportedly killing one person and abducting 53 others.
Catholic bishops in Africa recall ‘great self-sacrifice’ of Pope Benedict XVI
Jan 4, 2023 / 13:15 pmWriting on behalf of Catholic bishops in Africa, Congolese Cardinal Ambongo said Benedict XVI invited Africa to “trust in itself in order to stand up with dignity.”