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Will reason prevail on Nigeria’s own abuse crisis?

News Analysis
Oct 2, 2019

Say “Catholic priest” to the typical American and he or she may well reply “possible abuser,” due to the Church’s clerical sexual abuse crisis. Say the same thing to the typical Nigerian, and the instinctive response today probably would be “victim.”

Nigerian bishop: We can’t lose sight of human side of nation’s conflicts

Church in Africa, Interviews
Sep 23, 2019

Nigeria’s bishops have once again called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to restore peace to Africa’s most populous country.

Nigerian cardinal says security situation ‘getting out of hand’

Church in Africa
Sep 5, 2019

After at least three Catholic priests have been murdered in 2019, Cardinal John Cardinal Onaiyekan says “insecurity is getting out of hand” in Nigeria.

Slain Nigerian clerics are victims of a ‘hidden agenda’, priest says

Church in Africa
Sep 4, 2019

For one Nigerian priest, the killing of several of his peers over the past few months is not so much a sign that Christians are being targeted as it is indicative of a much deeper, and systemic problem rooted in corruption and a “hidden agenda” to make Nigeria a Muslim nation.

Church agency helps provide relief to people fleeing violence in Nigeria

Church in Africa
Jun 10, 2019

As the security situation in Nigeria continues to worsen, the country is struggling to deal with the large numbers of internally displaced persons. Catholic Relief Services is there to help.

Nigerian archbishop: Church works as bridge between Muslims, Christians

Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
Mar 5, 2019

The Catholic Church is working to bridge the divide between Muslims and Christians in a country where the divide between the groups is fraught with large and small issues, said a Nigerian archbishop.