Nigeria

The cardinal is one of more than 70 Nigerian bishops who are meeting Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in March for their ad limina visit. 

The report was released by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom March 4. 

Lawmakers left Washington for a scheduled recess without a resolution, meaning that funding for the agency is expected to lapse.

(OSV News) — Several gunmen abducted 32 people in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, including a catechist and his pregnant wife, in an attack that has increased fears of Christians in the country …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump Feb. 5 said he will not fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid political fallout after some of her department’s controversial actions in …

The cause of international religious freedom is tied to global stability and is increasingly threatened by authoritarian regimes, said speakers and participants in the sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit.

“Christians are being kidnapped every day, killed every day in this country,” said Emeka Umeagbalasi, director of the nongovernmental agency Intersociety.

Pope Leo spoke to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican Apostolic Palace Jan. 9.

Attacks and kidnappings for ransom have troubled Nigeria for several years, but incidents have spiked recently in the country’s central and western regions.

“With profound relief and thanksgiving, we celebrate that every child and every staff member has now returned to safety after weeks of fear, uncertainty, and intense prayer,” said Sister Mary …