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House passes bill to halt foreign aid to Nigeria over anti-Christian violence

Islamic terrorist groups have killed or abducted more than 5,000 Christians in Nigeria so far this year and forced hundreds of women and children to ‘convert’ to Islam.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jul 20, 2026Jul 21, 2026

5,000+ Christians have been killed or abducted in Nigeria so far this year: report

At least 2,550 Christians were killed and another 2,800 abducted across Nigeria between January and June 2026, according to a report by a human rights organization.

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Vulnerable People Project

• Jul 9, 2026Jul 10, 2026

28 Christians massacred in Nigeria as Islamic militants target village overnight

Militants cut telecommunications, fired on anyone leaving their home, and burned houses in the June 22 attack on Kawel in Nigeria's Plateau State.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Jun 26, 2026Jun 26, 2026

Niger becomes latest African nation to criminalize sodomy

Niger has criminalized LGBTQIA+ acts with prison terms and fines, joining a broader trend among African nations resisting ‘degenerate’ Western-backed LGBTQ+ imperialism.

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Patrick Delaney

• Jun 17, 2026

4 Islamists sentenced to death for Catholic church massacre in Nigeria

The June 2022 shooting killed 50 people and wounded 60 others as they were attending Mass.

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Ray Hilbrich

• Jun 8, 2026

‘Great miracle’: Our Lady statue untouched by fire at Catholic hospital in Nigeria

'I started shouting, crying, and singing because I realized this was a great miracle,' hospital administrator Sister Maria Chinaemerem Igwe said.

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Ray Hilbrich

• May 21, 2026

US, Nigerian forces kill ‘most active terrorist in the world’ who targeted Christians

Abu-Bilal al-Minuki had a significant history of involvement in planning attacks and directing hostage taking, according to the U.S. Africa Command.

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Doug Mainwaring

• May 16, 2026

Nigerian bishop urges prayers for return of kidnapped priest, parishioners

Bishop Julius Yakubu Kundi of Kafanchan appealed to the Blessed Virgin to intercede for the captives during the month of Mary.

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Ray Hilbrich

• May 11, 2026May 12, 2026

US ambassador to Holy See says mass killings of Christians in Nigeria are ‘intolerable’

Despite widespread Islamic terror against Christians, the Holy See’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has claimed that the brutality in Nigeria is ‘not a religious conflict.’

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Doug Mainwaring

• Apr 21, 2026Apr 21, 2026

Pope Leo should canonize the thousands of Catholics martyred by Islamic terrorists in Nigeria

Muslim jihadis are estimated to have killed tens of thousands of Nigerian Catholics. Raising these martyrs to the altars would give courage to the many Catholics facing similar Islamic persecution.

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Steven Mosher

• Apr 20, 2026Apr 20, 2026

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House passes bill to halt foreign aid to Nigeria over anti-Christian violence

5,000+ Christians have been killed or abducted in Nigeria so far this year: report

28 Christians massacred in Nigeria as Islamic militants target village overnight

Niger becomes latest African nation to criminalize sodomy

4 Islamists sentenced to death for Catholic church massacre in Nigeria

‘Great miracle’: Our Lady statue untouched by fire at Catholic hospital in Nigeria

US, Nigerian forces kill ‘most active terrorist in the world’ who targeted Christians

Nigerian bishop urges prayers for return of kidnapped priest, parishioners

US ambassador to Holy See says mass killings of Christians in Nigeria are ‘intolerable’

Pope Leo should canonize the thousands of Catholics martyred by Islamic terrorists in Nigeria