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Diocese of Maiduguri
“No Priest has been harmed”: Bishop in Nigeria Grateful to Mother Mary for Intersession through Years of Insurgency
The Catholic Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese in Nigeria has attributed the safety of Priests during 15 years of insurgency to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Catholic Diocese in Nigeria Appeals for Help, Prayers after Thousands Displaced by Floods
The Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria is appealing for prayers and humanitarian assistance for thousands of people, who were displaced by floods that intensified on Tuesday, September 10.
Held by Boko Haram for Nine Years, Victim Seeks Help at Catholic Trauma Healing Center
About a month ago, Susan Swa escaped Kangarwa, an Island on Lake Chad where Boko Haram militants had held her captive for nine years.
Priest Providing Trauma Therapy in Nigeria Recounts Near-death Experiences with Militants
Outside St. Hillary Nursery and Primary School of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, a middle-aged Priest gathered teachers and older learners and gave them general absolution. Everyone in the school thought they were going to die.
May Former Bishop of Nigeria’s Maiduguri Diocese “rest now in the peace of the Risen Lord”
Officials of the Order of St. Augustine (OSA/Augustinians) have announced the passing on of their confrere, the former Bishop of Nigeria’s Maiduguri Diocese, and implored that his soul rests “in the peace of the Risen Lord”.
Nigerians Hoping for “a compassionate new president” to End Religious Intolerance: Bishop
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria has expressed optimism that Nigerians will get a president who has the needs of the people at heart in the country’s general elections.
“Material means must never obscure supernatural dimension of Church”: Nuncio in Nigeria
Exposure to means of livelihood by world standards, including physical structures, material riches, and power “must never obscure” the people of God from heavenly values that define the “Church’s life and action”, the Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria has said.
Pope Francis Appoints University Chaplain Auxiliary Bishop in Nigeria
Pope Francis has appointed the Chaplain of the All Saints Catholic Chaplaincy of the University of Maiduguri Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese in Nigeria.
Despite Danger, Clergy of Nigeria’s Maiduguri Diocese Ministers to Refugees of Terrorism
Father Joseph Bature Fidelis of the Diocese of Maiduguri is aware of the danger priests face from local Islamist terror groups.
Prayer Appeal for Quick, Safe Release of Priest Kidnapped in Nigeria’s Maiduguri Diocese
Prayers are being sought in Nigeria’s Maiduguri Diocese for the speedy and safe release of Fr. Elijah Juma Wada who was abducted last week.
Despite Boko Haram Insurgency, Christian Faith on the Rise in Nigeria: Catholic Bishop
Increased Boko Haram attacks meted against Christians in Nigeria are not undermining the practice of Christian faith in the West African country, a Catholic Bishop in one of the worst hit regions of the country has said.
“Shocked, disturbed, saddened”: Christian Leaders in Nigeria Following Killing of Farmers
Christian leaders in Nigeria have, in a collective statement circulated Sunday, December 6, expressed their shock and sorrow following last month’s killing of dozens of rice farmers in Borno State, located within the country’s Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri.
