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“Where are the kids protesting this?” Bill Maher said of the Christian genocide in Nigeria during the Sept. 26, 2025, edition of his HBO program “Real Time with Bill Maher.”  / Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images

A “genocide attempt”: Top U.S. Political Satirist Draws Attention to Plight of Christians in Nigeria

Sep 30, 2025

Political satirist Bill Maher, who has often been a vocal critic of Christianity, recently called attention to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

Montse Alvarado speaks with EWTN News Vice President and Editorial Director Matthew Bunson during a live broadcast of “EWTN News In Depth.” / Credit: EWTN News

EWTN News President Montse Alvarado Honored for Religious Freedom Advocacy

Sep 5, 2024

The Religious Freedom Institute announced Sept. 3 that Alvarado had earned its 2024 Religious Freedom Impact Award. 

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