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Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

Islamic extremists

Gunmen abduct priest and 10 others in deadly raid on Kaduna church

Feb 9
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Leo XIV calls for end to violence in Nigeria

Feb 8
Crux Staff

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, center, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Sept. 1, 2024. (Credit: Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP.)

A timeline of abductions from schools in Nigeria

Nov 25, 2025
Associated Press

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, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

A woman walks past Nigerian soldiers in Gwoza, Nigeria, on April 8, 2015. (Credit: Lekan Oyekanmi/AP.)

Nigeria is still imposing restrictions on religious freedom, U.S. agency says

Jul 22, 2025
Crux Staff

Nigerian soldiers in a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria, on April 8, 2015. (Credit: Lekan Oyekanmi/AP.)

Inquest shows how governments enable Fulani jihadists in Nigeria

Jul 8, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pallbearers carry the coffin of a victim of Sunday’s suicide bombing at Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church during a funeral service at al-Saleeb Church in the al-Qasaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Credit: Omar Sanadiki/AP.)

Pope Leo says terrorist attack on Greek Orthodox church in Syria is ‘vile’

Jun 25, 2025
Charles Collins

Cathedral of St Peter in Bandung, Indonesia. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Islamists activists protest Ash Wednesday Mass taking place at multipurpose center in Indonesia

Mar 7, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

People ride their scooters in the Gounghin district of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on Jan. 26, 2022. (Credit: Sophie Garcia/AP.)

Vatican praises Burkina Faso for fight against terrorism

Feb 19, 2025
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Children gather in a classroom at school in the village of Dori, Burkina Faso, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020. More than half of the displaced by growing violence between Islamic extremists and security forces are children, and many are traumatized by their experiences. But mental health services in the West African country are limited, and children are often overlooked for treatment.(Credit: Sam Mednick/AP.)

Burkina Faso diocese holds day of prayer after nearly 200 people killed in Jihadist attack

Aug 29, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

Feb 21
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Cameroon bishop denounces ‘normalized’ violence in Anglophone regions

Feb 21
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Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect

Feb 21
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