Stabbed Sydney bishop is a TikTok star beloved by his community
Sydney, Australia Reuters Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel who was stabbed during a church service live streamed from Sydney on Monday is a social media star with followers around the world, but the bearded clergyman is also a divisive preacher. Dressed in dark robes, clutching a large cross and sporting a bushy grey beard under a […]
Gunmen attack Nigerian church during service, killing two
Abuja, Nigeria AP Gunmen attacked a church in north-central Nigeria during a service, killing a woman and her young daughter, a government official said Monday as the hunt for the suspects intensified. The motorcycle-riding assailants arrived at the Celestial Church on Sunday and fatally shot the two victims, according to Jerry Omodara, Kogi state’s top […]
Five suspects arrested in Nigeria Catholic church massacre
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Nigeria has arrested five suspects in an Islamist militant attack in a Catholic church that killed 40 people in early June, Chief of Defence Staff General Leo Irabor said on Tuesday. Nigerian authorities have said they suspect insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) carried out the massacre of members of […]
Essay: As Nigeria reels from yet another horror, we must increase our prayers for breakthrough
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says amid calls for international community steps up its efforts to assist Nigeria in bringing an end to this horrific violence, Christians must also persist in prayer for the nation…
Catholic diocese appeals for financial help after church attack in Nigeria
Nairobi, Kenya The Catholic Diocese of Ondo in south-west Nigeria is appealing for financial assistance to assist victims of the church attack in which 40 people died and others were injured when gunmen attacked St Francis Catholic Church earlier this month. “We want to thank those who have already reached out to the victims’ families […]
Nigerian forces hunt for gunmen who killed 50 at church
Owo, Nigeria AP The gunmen who killed at least 50 people at a Catholic church in south-western Nigeria opened fire on worshippers both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping the scene, authorities and witnesses said Monday. Although Nigerian security forces have not yet identified who carried out Sunday’s attack on […]
Former Liberian military leader liable for church massacre
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USAP A former Liberian military commander who supervised the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed civilians at a church during that country’s civil war in 1990 is liable under US law for participating in extrajudicial killings and torture, a federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled. The decision was issued Wednesday against Moses W Thomas and in […]
On first day in Iraq, Pope Francis pays tribute to Christian martyrs
Vatican CityRNS Standing in the Assyrian Catholic cathedral in Baghdad where 50 worshippers, clergy and policemen were killed in a 2010 terrorist attack, Pope Francis on Friday made an appeal for “forgiveness, reconciliation and rebirth” in the struggling Middle Eastern nation. “We are gathered in this Cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation, hallowed by the […]
Officials: French church attack suspect faces terror charges
Paris, FranceAP French authorities said Monday that the main suspect behind October’s deadly Nice church attack has been handed terror murder charges. Brahim Issaoui’s health had impeded authorities’ ability to question him. Issaoui was seriously wounded by police following the attack, and remained hospitalised in life-threatening condition for some time. But on Monday a communique […]
French churches honour Nice attack victims; six detained
Paris, FranceAP Churches around France held Sunday services honoring three people killed in an Islamic extremist attack at Notre Dame Basilica in the city of Nice that pushed the country into high security alert, while police questioned six suspects in the case. Nice Archbishop Andre Marceau was preparing for a special nighttime service in the […]