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The cardinal was baptized at the age of 9 by Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, a Nigerian priest known for his holiness, pastoral zeal and asceticism, in 1941 and says the priest left an indelible mark on his life and vocation.
Following American airstrikes on terrorist camps, Nigerian bishop, priests voice concern about what comes next.
Rep. Chris Smith, a Catholic who chairs the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, mentioned the plan during his Dec. 9 speech at a summit organized by For the Martyrs, a nonprofit that aids persecuted Christians.
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.
In the face of experiencing the highest level of persecution globally, Nigeria maintains the highest Mass attendance in the world.
Christian leaders delivered a letter to the president on Oct. 15 that said 52,000 Christians have been killed and over 20,000 churches attacked and destroyed in Nigeria since 2009.
The Vatican Secretary of State’s comment echoes government claims, but many Church leaders and analysts insist religion remains central to the violence.
COMMENTARY: A dire humanitarian crisis demands an American response grounded in both principle and prudence.
They can’t pray out loud, so they do it in secret.
Aid to the Church in Need said the Nigerian-born priest is the 15th religious to be kidnapped in Nigeria this year.
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