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Catholic Church in Nigeria
Recite Rosary in Lent to “collapse bloodletting cloud” in Nigeria: Bishops of Onitsha
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria’s Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province are calling on the people of God under their pastoral care to pray the Holy Rosary “daily and faithfully” throughout the Lenten Season imploring for peace in the Southeastern part of the country.
Archbishop in Nigeria Advocates for Wise Leadership, Cautions against “blind guides”
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria has called on religious and political leaders in the West African country to lead with wisdom by working on their own faults before correcting others so as to free themselves from “blind guides.”
Not Observing Lent Empties Christianity of “authentic power, identity”: Nigerian Bishop
Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria’s Oyo Diocese has urged Christians to observe Lent, saying failure to take part in the 40-day period characterized by prayer, fasting and almsgiving undermines the “authentic power and identity” of Christianity.
“Stop misleading politicians by endorsements”, Nigerian Bishop Urges Religious Leaders
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has urged religious leaders in the West African country to refrain from endorsing politicians and termed such moves as “misleading”.
"We all weep for these victims": Nigerian Cardinal Responds after Gunmen Kill 200 People
Cardinal Onaiyekan said: ‘They attack farmers’ fields, kill farmers and no one says anything.’
Nigerian Catholic Bishop Says He is "fine", amid Reports He Was Summoned by State Police
Following Nigerian media reports over the weekend that a Catholic bishop had been summoned for questioning by a state security agency, the bishop in question says he is "fine" and that "the matter [has] actually passed."
Nigerian Bishop Who Criticized Government over Christian Persecution Summoned: Report
A prominent Nigerian bishop has reportedly been ordered in for questioning by a state security agency, after the prelate criticized Nigeria’s government for complicity in the face of kidnappings and other persecution of the country’s Christians.
Christian Persecution in Nigeria “more intense now than ever”: Catholic Bishop
A Nigerian Catholic bishop has challenged the United States Secretary of State to justify his decision to remove Nigeria from a persecution watchlist, saying that he has witnessed firsthand the brutal ongoing persecution against Christians in Africa’s most populous nation.
Legal Group Joins Outcry over Removal of Nigeria from Religious Freedom Watch List
An international legal group has joined the outcry over the U.S. State Department’s decision to remove Nigeria from this year’s watchlist of countries with the most egregious violations of religious freedom.
Religious Freedom Advocates "appalled" as State Department Removes Nigeria from Watch List
Rights groups have documented thousands of killings of Nigerian Christians.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Lockdown “getting people close to starvation”, Bishops Concerned
While the countrywide stay-at-home directive and the three-state 14-day lockdown implemented in Nigeria are important measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, Catholic Bishops in the West African nation are concerned that people without savings are “getting close to starvation.”
Buhari to “be answerable to God for every life Boko Haram has destroyed”: Nigerian Prelate
Following increased cases of abductions and murder targeting Christians in the West African nation of Nigeria, the most recent case being the killing of the 18-year-old seminarian Michael Nnadi, the retired Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie has faulted claims by government officials that Boko Haram has been defeated and said President Muhammadu Buhari and some members of his administration have a task of defending themselves before God.
Nigerian leaders honor deceased bishop as servant, peacemaker
Akubeze described Aje as “a man who was a great teacher of the faith. A meticulous minister of the Sacraments, an ecclesiastical prelate who led the people through collaboration and listening to the people of God.”
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