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Epicentre of Militant Islamist Violence Has “shifted from the Middle East to Africa”: Catholic Charity Report

Oct 22, 2024

The Aid to the Church in Need report, which covers August 2022 to June 2024, states that human rights violations against Christians have increased.

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Nigerian Mother Charged with Blasphemy for Defending Murdered Christian Student

Dec 20, 2022

Rhoda Jatau, a Christian and mother of five, was charged with blasphemy in a Nigerian court yesterday for forwarding a video defending a lynched Christian student. 

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Nigerian Musician Files Lawsuit with Supreme Court Challenging Blasphemy Conviction

Dec 16, 2022

A Nigerian musician is taking a case to the country’s Supreme Court challenging a death sentence he was given in 2020 for “blasphemy,” a case his lawyers hope will overturn the harsh blasphemy laws that have plagued the country’s Christians and other religious minorities for years.

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“We solicit your fervent prayers”: Okigwe Catholic Diocese in Nigeria after Abduction of Parish Priest

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Let’s “kneel, pray for peace”, Bishop in Tanzania Calls for Spiritual Solidarity with Violent Conflict Victims Globally

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Pope Francis Warns Gregorian University Students, Facultry against "Coca-Cola spirituality"

Caritas Africa Leadership Hopes Washington DC Meetings with World Financiers will Alleviate Continent’s Debt Crisis

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Pope Francis Offers Mass for Over 120 Deceased Cardinals and Bishops

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“We solicit your fervent prayers”: Okigwe Catholic Diocese in Nigeria after Abduction of Parish Priest

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Loss of “the sense of neighbour” among Contemporary Realities, Nigerian Archbishop Laments, Calls for “true love”

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