Pope Leo says, “Minors are the most vulnerable group,” calls for protection, global solidarity
Pope Leo has urged the world to come together in solidarity and ensure the safety and well-being of child migrants and adolescents.
Pope Leo has urged the world to come together in solidarity and ensure the safety and well-being of child migrants and adolescents.
Today, family, friends, and members of Scotland’s Catholic community gathered at St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral and St. Andrew’s Church in Edinburgh to bid farewell to Canon Leo Glancy, who devoted over sixty years to the Archdiocese, including time spent serving in Africa.
Just as the controversy over Presidential spokespeople’s reactions to John Cardinal Onaiyekan’s Arise interview was still simmering after the recent visit of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), a video surfaced online showing Jos-based Sheik Yahaya Jingir using a slur against Christians while campaigning for the government in power, quickly gaining traction.
Nigerian priest Rev. Fr. Prof. Walter Chikwendu Ihejirika made history as the first black person to be elected President of SIGNIS World, the World Catholic Association for Communication, following his election at the SIGNIS World Congress in Kigali, Rwanda, on August 7, 2026.
An old video featuring Dr. Lloyd Ukwu, Executive Director of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), USA, describing the 2023 general elections in Nigeria as a “crime watch” has resurfaced online.
The former Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Northern Nigeria, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has criticized the Presidency’s response to a delegation from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), saying it implies that President Bola Tinubu is being misled by his media team.
A prominent Nigerian Catholic priest and accomplished scholar, Monsignor Professor Obiora Francis Ike, has asked President Bola Tinubu to resign if he cannot listen to wise counsel or do the needful.
The Catholic Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese in central Nigeria, Most Rev. Julius Kundi, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of 27 people and the injuring of 3 others in Naridon Village, Kamuru Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has condemned the horrific killing of the family members of Nigeria’s fiery cleric, Pastor Ezekiel Dachomo, demanding justice.
U.S. Congressman Riley Moore has applauded the passage of the FY2027 National Security and State Department Appropriations Bill, securing key wins to protect persecuted Christians in Nigeria and advance America First priorities.