Nearly 150 Catholic priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria over the past 10 years, a new report has indicated, unearthing the growing persecution of Christians in the West African country.

From his years as a chaplain, he noted that there were not only ordinary prisoners there “but also those in maximum security, people with a very extensive criminal history.” The priest emphasi ...

A New York Police Department chaplain and Catholic priest has been arrested and accused of hiring a prostitute, though the ...

The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the killing of Kaduna-based Catholic priest, Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, describing it as brutal and senseless. Okechukwu was reportedly ...

Renowned Korean War military chaplain ... venerable by the Catholic Church. The others are Italian layman Salvo D’Acquisto; Michele Maura Montaner, a 19th-century Spanish priest; Italian priest ...

BENIN CITY – NINE days after he was kidnapped, the Catholic Priest of St. Peter Catholic Church, Ivukwa in Etsako East local government area, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa has been reportedly released ...

KADUNA, Nigeria - 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 highlighted ...

A Catholic man in Washington, D.C., marked the “first time” he left Mass on Sunday, citing the priest’s political homily. This homily allegedly centered on the testy exchange between ...

The Catholic Diocese of Auchi has decried the response of security agencies in the rescue efforts of its abducted priest, Reverend Father Philip Ekweli. DAILY POST reports that the diocese ...

Abducted Catholic priest killed in Kaduna, raising concerns about the growing insecurity in the region. Local authorities are urging for increased measures to protect religious leaders and their ...