BURKINA FASO: 95% of villages lack priests after terror attacks
An explosion of Islamist terrorism in Burkina Faso has left one diocese in a dire situation, with…
NIGERIA: Priest ‘brutally murdered’
Catholic leaders in Nigeria have announced the “gruesome murder” of Father John Mark Cheitnum – the fourth…
NIGERIA: 68 or more Christians in one state killed within two months
At least 68 Christians have been killed – with many more abducted or displaced – in the…
PAKISTAN: Archbishop’s fresh plea for abducted and abused minors
A leading bishop in Pakistan has called on the international community to do more to address the…
SYRIA: ‘Hunger is the new war’
A Sister ministering to persecuted Christians in Syria has warned that “a big bomb” of hunger is…
UNITED KINGDOM/MIDDLE EAST: ‘Christian persecution never ended in Middle East’
AN Archbishop and Sister from the Middle East issued a stark warning to UK Parliamentarians that Christians…
NIGERIA: ‘Everybody is afraid’
Christians in Nigeria are living in fear – according to a leading bishop – who says the…
MOZAMBIQUE: Charity commits fresh help after latest extremist attacks
A Catholic charity is to send fresh aid to Mozambique following last week’s extremist attacks – with…
NIGERIA: ‘I shielded them as a hen shields her chicks’
A priest in Nigeria has given a first-hand account of how he tried to save his parishioners…
NIGERIA: 50 killed during Pentecost Sunday massacre at Catholic church
More than 50 people, including children, are believed to have been killed during a savage attack on…
NIGERIA: New suspects sought for murder of Christian girl in Nigeria
Police announced today (18th May) that they are looking for more suspects in connection with the brutal…
NIGERIA: Student stoned and burned to death
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) condemns the murder of Deborah Yakubu, a Christian…