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Christians in Nigeria, who took to the streets on Monday, January 8 in what was dubbed “Plateau Peace Walk” to demonstrate against the 23-26 December 2023 attacks that left nearly 200 Christians dead have demanded that armed terrorist militias be proscribed in the West African nation.
The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has compiled a report that places Nigeria ahead of all countries in the world that experienced most kidnappings of Clergy and the killing of Christians in 2023.
Nigerians have the ability to spread peace in their country and realize unity in diversity, love, and the actualization of the principle of mutuality, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos Archdiocese has said.
Christians in Nigeria can no longer trust their government to protect them against persecution; they are now drawing their inspiration from the lives of the saints of the Church, a Catholic Priest in the West African nation has said.
Bishop Francis Obafemi Adesina of Nigeria’s Ijebu Ode Diocese has called for special prayers to mark the Diocese’s 55th Anniversary since it was erected.
Christian leaders are calling on Nigerians to remain united despite the trials they face, including terrorist attacks that have become rampant in the West African nation.
Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu, Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Orlu Auxiliary Bishop of the Nigerian Episcopal See.
At the start of the New Year 2024, there is need for the people of God in Nigeria to take an active role in changing, for the better, the situation of their country individually and collectively.
Members of the Catholic Biblical Association of Nigeria (CABAN) have underscored the need for the people of God in the West African nation to take a “personal responsibility” in the search for peace in the country.
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto Diocese has told Catholic Priests and Bishops not to view the priesthood and office of the Bishop along tribal lines.
Catholic leaders and others demand government action as victims are buried in mass graves.
Nigerian youth have the potentiality to excel in life despite the myriad of challenges they face in the West African nation, the Catholic Bishop of the country’s Oyo Diocese has said.
The Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has called on the government and citizens of the West African nation to foster the livelihood of migrants, respecting their rights as persons.
Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration on the possibility of blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) released on Monday, December 18, does not permit the blessing of “same-sex unions and activities”, Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have said.
The calls from over two dozen human rights advocates for the U.S Congress to get Nigeria back to the list of religious freedom violators is a “wake up” call for the West Africa nation that is Africa’s most populous nation, the Catholic Archbishop of the country’s Abuja Archdiocese has said.
“Our joy must outweigh every sorrow,” Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese in Nigeria has said in his homily on December 17, Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent that invites the people of God to “rejoice always” as is captured in Philippians 4:4.
The contemporary world that is characterized by experiences of violent conflicts, multiple cases of injustice and all manner of suffering stands in need of the graces proper to Christmas, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria has said.
Nigeria and Africa need education that would result in “positive transformation” amid multiple challenges that the people of God face, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said.
The Catholic Church needs to prioritize the formation of the Laity to facilitate their growth in faith principles, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has said.
In 2021, the Biden administration removed Nigeria, a nation notorious for extreme levels of religious persecution, from the Countries of Particular Concern list.