Articles by Agnes Aineah
German bishops to Church in Africa: Initiate canonization of German martyrs
Mar 16, 2024 / 09:00 amA representative of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference has challenged African Church leaders to initiate the canonization processes for German martyrs.
Nigerian Christians are being martyred — here’s how it’s affecting seminary formation
Jan 26, 2024 / 11:40 amThere is an emerging spirituality in Nigerian seminaries and monasteries that many may find difficult to grasp: the spirituality of martyrdom.
Parish priest in Nigeria abducted while answering sick call
Dec 5, 2023 / 13:06 pmFather Kingsley Eze, parish priest of St. Michael’s Umuekebi Catholic Church in Nigeria’s Imo state, was kidnapped Nov. 30 and his whereabouts are unknown.
‘I am prepared to die a martyr’: Freed Nigerian monk recounts kidnapping, murder of brother monk
Nov 30, 2023 / 13:00 pmBrother Peter Olarewaju recounts the horrific kidnapping and torture he and other monks suffered, including the murder of a brother monk.
Monk killed after kidnapping from Nigerian monastery eulogized as prayerful, easygoing
Oct 25, 2023 / 16:30 pmBrother Godwin Eze was kidnapped Oct. 17 alongside two others from the Benedictine monastery in Eruku, Nigeria, located in the Diocese of Ilorin.
Monk shot, body thrown in river following kidnapping at Nigerian monastery
Oct 24, 2023 / 13:00 pmA diocese in Nigeria announced that Brother Godwin Eze, a monk who was kidnapped with two others from a Benedictine monastery, was murdered.
‘We came back stronger’: Priest, seminarian abducted in Nigeria recall three-week ordeal
Sep 22, 2023 / 12:30 pm“When the men took us, I had so much fear in my heart, thinking of the worst that could happen to us. I couldn’t stop praying,” seminarian Melchior Maharini said.
Catholic peace organization condemns sexual enslavement of Mozambican Christians
Sep 21, 2023 / 16:45 pmIn an interview with ACI Africa, the director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute confirmed reports of a leaked Islamic State internal circular.
Human rights group to Nigeria security agents after priest’s kidnapping: ‘Act or resign’
Sep 20, 2023 / 15:00 pmThe International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law has condemned the Sept. 16-17 kidnapping of more than 30 people in Nigeria, including a Catholic priest.
11 killed as Islamist jihadists reportedly target Christians in Mozambican village
Sep 20, 2023 / 14:00 pmAfter separating the Christians from the Muslims, “they opened fire on the Christians,” a Sept. 18 Aid to the Church in Need report stated.
Seminarian in Nigeria burned alive in botched kidnapping
Sep 8, 2023 / 13:15 pmSeminarian Na’aman Danlami died when Fulanis attacked St. Raphael Fadan Kamantan Parish on Thursday, Sept. 7, and set the rectory ablaze.
Family life, ‘bonding together’ behind spread of Christianity in Africa, U.S. bishop says
Aug 29, 2023 / 13:15 pmBishop John Patrick Dolan of Phoenix returned from a 12-day trip to the African countries of Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya on Aug. 22.
Seminarian in Nigeria narrowly escapes shooting by Islamist Fulani attackers
Aug 24, 2023 / 11:30 amDavid Igba was traveling with two others when their car was sprayed with bullets by a group of gun-wielding Fulani herders in the Aug. 21 incident.
‘Spiritually transformative’: Nun recalls Mali captivity in new religious freedom report
Jun 28, 2023 / 10:00 amThe Colombian nun narrated her experience in the foreword of the 2023 edition of the Religious Freedom in the World Report published June 22.
5-year-old beheaded, 33 killed in Nigeria; Christian foundation calls for action
Apr 20, 2023 / 14:30 pmA 5-year-old boy was reportedly beheaded when Islamists attacked a village in southern Kaduna State, leaving dozens of people dead.
Report: Wave of murders after elections in Nigeria forces Catholic diocese staff to evacuate
Mar 3, 2023 / 18:10 pmDozens of people were reportedly killed in attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Benue State Wednesday, a diocesan official said.
Missionary priest in Central African Republic injured in land mine explosion has foot amputated
Feb 16, 2023 / 13:45 pmFather Norberto Pozzi was injured when the car he was traveling in drove over a land mine, causing it to explode, on his way to Bocaranga, CAR.
Nigerian priest: Federal government has refused to help regarding abductions, killings
Jul 22, 2022 / 15:45 pmNigeria’s government has everything it needs to stop the ongoing attacks that are targeting Christians, but has refused to help, a Catholic priest in the West African country has said.
'It was a miracle I escaped': Nigerian sister recounts deadly shooting
Mar 16, 2022 / 16:13 pmSister Nkiru was returning home from a marriage ceremony with other people when armed assailants opened fire on their vehicle.
Heroic Nigerian priest risks his life daily to help Christian refugees, aid agency says
Dec 15, 2021 / 13:48 pmNot every Catholic priest risks mortal danger every time he visits his people, but this Nigerian priest does.