A seminarian abducted on March 3 from a parish rectory in the Nigerian Diocese of Auchi was murdered by his abductors, an ...

The world's Catholic population has grown, but the number of priests has fallen, according to a new report that looks at the ...

Nearly 150 Catholic priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria over the past 10 years, a new report has indicated, unearthing the ...

Andrew Peter, the 21-year-old seminarian, was kidnapped alongside Father Philip Ekweli, a priest from the Diocese of Auchi in ...

A Spanish priest who was kicked out in an African country under dictatorship and was once kidnapped by a terrorist group in ...

(Credit: Nardus Engelbrecht/AP.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading African priest and intellectual, Father Stan Chu Ilo says Africa’s history can be explained as “a history of ...

a total of 13 priests were kidnapped in Nigeria in 2024 alone, all of whom were eventually released, and one was murdered, for a total of 14 incidents. In a note shared with ACI Africa ...

KADUNA, Nigeria, March 7 (Reuters) - A Catholic priest was kidnapped and killed in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Friday, adding that the murder ...

In May 2017, a Catholic Mission in Bangassou in the Central African Republic became a symbol of resistance. Priests formed a ...

The priest he was abducted with has been released. In a statement shared with ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, on March 15, the director of communication of the Auchi Diocese ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Spanish priest who was kicked out of an African country under a dictatorship and was once kidnapped by a terrorist group in Mindanao died Monday. He was 97. Fr.