US Embassy to the Vatican: Nigerian Christians Are Being Targeted
Ambassador Brian Burch described the situation in Nigeria as a 'conflict between radical Islamic groups and Christians because of their faith.'
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Nigeria’s Christians Are Dying — and Both the US and the Vatican Are Right About Why
EDITORIAL: Washington and Rome see Nigeria’s crisis through different lenses — but each perspective highlights part of a deadly reality facing the nation’s Christians.
Trump Threatens Military Action If Nigeria Fails to End Religious Persecution of Christians
The commander in chief, who announced he would designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern on Oct. 31, further revealed he has instructed the Pentagon to ‘prepare for possible action.’
House Advances Resolution to Increase Sanctions on Nigeria Over Persecution of Christians
The resolution would also urge the administration to appoint a special U.S. envoy to monitor and report on incidents of persecution. For years, Nigeria has been recognized by religious-rights groups as one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a Christian.
‘Warning and Hope’ — ‘Dramatic’ Photo Exhibit on the Persecuted in Iraq and Nigeria Opens in New York
The photographs are on display until July 28 in an exhibition called ‘Among the Displaced’ at the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
Attack on Christians in Nigeria Described As a ‘Massacre’
Pope Francis said that he was praying for victims of the attacks, in an appeal made at the end of his general audience on Sept. 28.
Catholic Bishop Tells Congress: Nigerian Christians Facing ‘Calculated Genocide’
Bishop Avenya charged the Nigerian government for failing to protect Christians in the Middle Belt.
Nigerian Priest, Kidnapped for a Second Time in Two Years, Has Been Released
Delta State, where Issele-Uku is located, is overwhelmingly Christian, but small bands of Muslim militants who hide in the dense bush are an ongoing threat.
Kidnapped Nigerian Seminarian Has Been Killed
In the last year, several priests and seminarians, along with pastors from other Christian denominations, have been kidnapped in Nigeria, some for ranson, and some by Islamist militant and terrorist groups.
