While the dust has not settled in the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, where over 300 pupils and staff who were abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Schools, Papiri, in Niger State, were recently reunited with their families, terrorists have again set a church ablaze and attacked a convent and clinic run by religious sisters, leaving 1 person dead and 7 others abducted.
The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Kaduna state, Northwestern Nigeria, has commenced special prayers following the desecration and stealing of sacred species at Saint Luke’s Catholic Church, Safio, Kaura Local Government Area of the state.
The Catholic Diocese of Enugu, Eastern Nigeria, has called on both religious, the consecrated life and lay faithful for a joint prayer over Igboland for surviving the horrific four-year civil war which started on 6 July 1967 and ended on 15 January 1970, as well as for unity, peace, and the security of the region.
The Knights of St. John International Assumption Commandery has expelled Mr. James Okoye Umudim Nnewi from the order and directed him to cease parading himself as a member of the Order.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has paid glowing tributes to a renowned and globally celebrated Islamic cleric, Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, who sheltered 262 Christians who came under heavy attack in 2018 by armed Fulani herdsmen in the Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State, north-central Nigeria.
known for heroically saving dozens of Christians from being attacked by suspected Fulani militia, is remembered as an icon of peace and integrity.
