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January 3, 2024

Christmas attacks target Nigerian Christians

Flowers lie on caskets during a funeral Mass in the parish hall of St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Nigeria, June 17, 2022, for some of the 40 victims killed in a June 5 attack by gunmen during Mass at the church.

About 200 Nigerian Christians lost their lives in multi-day attacks that left hundreds more injured and displaced.

Published in International
December 14, 2017

Bishops condemn selling of Nigerians into slavery in Libya

A protester in Pretoria, South Africa, chains himself as part of a protest highlighting the slave trade in Libya Dec. 12.
LAGOS, Nigeria – A trio of Nigerian bishops condemned the enslavement of Nigerians who traveled to Libya for work, calling the practice a horrific abuse of human dignity.
Published in International