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Nigerian officials blast US lawmakers over claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria

Bassem Mroue | Crux

Leo XIV publishes first major document of pontificate

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Pope Leo XIV to USCCB Migrants chair: “I will stand with you.”

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Pope tells consecrated men, women to continue path of synodality

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Women mourn the death of a family member following the attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria on April 15, 2025. (Credit: Samson Omale/AP.)

Nigerian officials blast US lawmakers over claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria

Oct 11
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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, an Irish a major place of pilgrimage. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

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Some assailants set off two cocktail explosions in quick succession at the main gate of the Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 8, 2025. (Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario.)

Arrest made in attack on Catholic church in Bangladesh

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