Catholic Priest Abducted in Northern Nigeria as Christian Kidnappings Surge
A Catholic priest remained missing in northern Nigeria Thursday after being abducted from his residence in Kaduna State, Worthy News learned.
Christian Persecution – Africa
Sudan’s Oldest Churches Attacked Amid Ongoing War
Sudanese Christians faced new challenges Tuesday after two of Sudan’s oldest churches were reportedly attacked by suspected Islamic vandals in the Sunni Muslim–majority nation.
Christian Farmer Flees Abuja As Priest Is Killed And Mass Kidnappings Surge In Nigeria (Worthy News In-Depth)
A Christian farmer and evangelist in Nigeria said Monday he had fled to Lagos with his family after an Anglican priest kidnapped in the northwest last month was killed in captivity.
Over 300 Catholic Students Kidnapped In Nigeria As Updated Figures Reveal Worst Attack In Years (Worthy News In-Depth)
Desperate parents in northwest Nigeria were still missing their children Monday as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) confirmed that suspected Islamic gunmen kidnapped at least 303 students and 12 teachers at a Catholic school — the nation’s largest such attack in more than a year.
Scores of Students Abducted From Catholic School in Nigeria as Christian Attacks Surge
At least scores of students were abducted from a Catholic mission school in Nigeria’s troubled North Central region early Friday, just days after gunmen attacked a church, killing two people and taking dozens of worshippers hostage, officials and witnesses said.
Nicki Minaj Joins U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz To Highlight Killing Of Christians In Nigeria
U.S.-based singer and rap star Nicki Minaj brought her global profile to the United Nations on Tuesday to draw attention to the mass killings of Christians in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, where more than 7,000 Christians were murdered in the first seven months of this year, according to the watchdog group Intersociety.
Gunmen Abduct 25 Girls From Nigerian School; Staff Member Killed
Gunmen abducted 25 students from a girls’ school in northwest Nigeria early Monday after killing at least one staff member, adding to fears among the nation’s Christian minority, police and other sources confirmed.
U.S. Pushes For Sudan Ceasefire As Mass Killings, Famine Fears And Christian Persecution Grow
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan as the civil war intensifies and minority Christians report escalating persecution amid mass killings, rape, abductions, and other atrocities.
Christian Leaders Thank Trump for Pressure on Nigeria over Massacre of Christians at Vigil in Washington (Worthy News Focus)
A coalition of American Christian leaders gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Friday to pray and “thank President Donald J. Trump” for reportedly designating Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over the killing of thousands of Christians by Islamic groups.
Pastor, Nine Other Christians Killed in Nigeria as Government Rejects U.S. Religious Freedom Designation
Nigeria’s government rejected on Wednesday its designation by the United States as a “country of particular concern” over alleged religious freedom violations, saying the move was based on misinformation and faulty data — despite reports that Islamic fighters killed nine Christians and a pastor in the past week as part of a deadly campaign against Christians in the nation.
Nigerian President Open To Meet Trump After U.S. Warning Over Christian Killings
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has indicated openness to meet U.S. President Donald J. Trump after Washington warned it is reviewing military options in response to continuing attacks on Christians in Nigeria, his office said Sunday.
Sudan’s Christians Caught In Crossfire As Atrocities Mount In El Fasher
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they have detained several of their own fighters following global outrage over this month’s alleged massacres in the besieged city of El Fasher, but church monitors and human-rights advocates warn that civilians — including Christians — remain in grave danger.
Anti-Christian Violence Escalates In Southern Egypt (Worthy News In-Depth)
A tense calm returned Tuesday to a rural area in southern Egypt’s Minya Province after sectarian violence broke out following online accusations that a young Christian man was in a relationship with a Muslim girl, several Christian sources told Worthy News.
Islamic Militants Kill Scores Of Christians In Mozambique; Thousands Displaced (Worthy News In-Depth)
Islamic militants have killed scores of Christians in Mozambique in recent weeks, including more than 30 believers who were found beheaded, while numerous churches and homes were burned down, leaving thousands displaced, Worthy News established Monday.
US Missionary Pilot Abducted By Islamic State Militants
American evangelist Franklin Graham urged prayers Friday after “a missionary pilot” with the evangelical Christian organization Serving in Mission (SIM) was abducted in the West African nation of Niger.
Over 30 Christians Beheaded as Islamic State-Linked Terrorists Intensify Attacks in Northern Mozambique
More than 30 Christians have been brutally executed in northern Mozambique in a wave of attacks carried out by Islamic State-affiliated militants targeting Christian villages, churches, and homes, according to local reports and monitoring groups.
Pastor Killed After Ransom Paid in Nigeria’s Kwara State
Armed assailants in north-central Nigeria killed a local pastor after abducting him and collecting ransom payments from his rural community, highlighting a growing wave of kidnappings terrorizing Kwara State.
Islamist Efforts To Seize Christian School In Sudan Continue Amid War Displacement
Islamists are trying to take over a Christian school in Sudan despite hundreds of people displaced by war seeking refuge there, Christians said Thursday.
Catholic Priest Shot Dead In Nigeria (Worthy News Investigation)
A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in southeastern Nigeria amid ongoing violence against clergy in the country, church officials say.
Sudan’s Christians Among Hardest Hit As War, Famine, and Cholera Crisis Deepen
Sudan’s roughly two million Christians are among the hardest hit in the country’s devastating civil war, with some believers forced to eat animal feed and even grass to survive, according to Christian rights investigators.