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Boko Haram Releases 82 Kidnapped Girls
Nigerian Military Frees 293 Kidnapped Women & Girls
2,000 Nigerians Slaughtered by Muslim Extremists
Nigerian Christians Refuse to be Cowed by Latest Attack
Twin blasts in a busy market in the predominantly Christian city of Jos in Nigeria killed more than 100 people, but it will not stop the progress of peace talks between the Church and Muslim leaders.
Video of Nigerian Girls Released
More Christian Girls Kidnapped in Nigeria
Even as the Vatican and heads of state from numerous countries were calling for the swift return of 234 kidnapped girls in Nigeria, the terrorist group responsible kidnapped yet another eight Christian girls.
1 Million Nigerian Women March for Kidnapped Girls
Bishop Urges Nigerian Christians to Defy Ultimatum by Militant Muslims
After a bloody Christmas Day attack on a Catholic church in Madalla that left 35 people dead, Archbishop John Onaiyekan of the Nigerian capital of Abuja is urging the faithful to ignore an ultimatum issued by the militant Muslim group Boko Haram giving Christians three days to vacate the northern part of the country.
Muslim Extremists in Nigeria Bomb Catholic Cathedral
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The inauguration of Nigeria's new Christian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has set off a new wave of violence against Christians by Muslim extremists in northern Nigeria, including a June 7 blast that killed 11 people and caused extensive damage to St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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