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NIGERIA: Corruption and weakness are killing us
Weak and corrupt government in Nigeria is to blame for conflict spiralling out of control, according to…
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BURKINA FASO: Terrorists are driving us out
Escalating jihadist activity in Burkina Faso is turning dozens of populated areas into ghost towns – according…
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NIGER: Fears that COVID-19 riots could lead to Church attacks
Niger’s Christians fear they could be attacked, following violent protests by “fundamentalist Muslim extremists” over COVID-19 bans…
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MOZAMBIQUE: Bishop speaks out following attacks blamed on ISIS
A bishop in Mozambique has spoken out about a spate of devastating attacks by jihadists – including…
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SRI LANKA: Betrayal of the victims
On the first anniversary of Sri Lanka’s Easter Day attacks, a priest who ministered to the wounded…
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NIGER: Priest rejoices as new video shows kidnapped brother still alive
A missionary priest has expressed his “joy” and “surprise” after a video was released showing that his…
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IRAQ: Fanatics still dream of removing Christians
More than three years on from the defeat of Daesh (ISIS), Islamists in Iraq are as determined…
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MOZAMBIQUE: Islamists – ‘We’ll be back’
A spate of attacks by Islamists – including the dramatic seizure of a port town – have…
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PAKISTAN: Case of ‘abducted’ girl to be taken to Supreme Court
The parents of Huma Younus – a Catholic girl allegedly kidnapped, raped, and forced to marry and…
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ISRAEL: Schools incubating anti-Christian attitudes
Bishops in Israel have claimed that bigoted attitudes endemic in the country’s schools could be responsible for…
![Funeral service for victims of the Easter Sunday bombing at St Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya, Negombo (Sri Lanka) on 23rd April 2019. Image: Roshan Pradeep & T Sunil.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3004SriLanka-scaled.jpg)
SRI LANKA: Hope and healing for victims of Easter Day bombings
Mass attendance at one of the churches worst affected by the Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka…
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NIGERIA: ‘People are dying daily’ – Bishops lead peaceful protest against extremism
Amid a surge in Islamist violence, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) yesterday (1st March) led…