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Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, gives the keynote address at the 2024 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2024.

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast speakers highlight joy and sacrifice of the Christian life

Feb 8, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Bishop William Byrne Byrne of Springfield, Massachusetts, delivered the keynote address on the need for greater participation in the Christian... Read more

Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the Nigerian Diocese of Makurdi in Benue state at a breakfast at Capitol Hill organized by Aid to the Church in Need on Jan. 30, 2024.

Is the persecution in Nigeria a Christian genocide? This bishop says ‘yes’

Jan 30, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of Nigeria warned that if greater action is not taken he believes the Christian population could disappear... Read more

Nigerian Bishop Wilfred Anagbe sat down with CNA in June 2023 to discuss the ongoing persecution and killings of Catholics in his country, which has grown so much in recent years that, he said, “it has become a daily occurrence.”

Nigerian bishop describes persecution and killings of Catholics: ‘It has become a daily occurrence’

Jun 19, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

“If we keep quiet a generation will be wiped out, the population will be wiped out,” Makurdi Bishop Wilfred Anagbe... Read more

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