Alleged Fulani herdsmen on Jan. 19 attacked a village near Makurdi, the capital of Nigeria’s Benue State. 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
Six months have passed since 39 Catholic worshipers were slain and dozens injured in a June 5 attack on a... Read more
Attacks by groups of Islamist militia variously called “herdsmen,” “bandits,” or “unknown gunmen” increasingly victimize farming towns in Nigeria. 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
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
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
Bishop Jude Arogundade wants the world to know that a genocide against Christians is happening in Nigeria. Read more
“People are tired of the killing," a priest from the Archdiocese of Kaduna told CNA. Read more
A close friend who was with Deborah Emmanuel when she died describes her final hours. Read more
“We lost three of our parishioners, and 36 people were kidnapped, the majority of whom were Catholics,” a Nigerian pastor... Read more