A report published Tuesday by a Roman Catholic persecution watchdog found that conditions for Christians have worsened in more than half of the 18 countries it has been closely monitoring for two years, with Christians in the Middle East reportedly fearing that their future in the region is not sustainable.
A Catholic priest kidnapped in Nigeria’s Benue state has been rescued with seven other captives, and police have arrested two suspects linked to the case, according to reports.
Rhoda Jatau, a Christian mother of five from Nigeria, has received a religious freedom award after a blasphemy prosecution kept her jailed for over 19 months before her acquittal.
Christians in Nigeria were killed at a rate of one every 86 minutes between Jan. 1 and Sept. 8, most of them in a region that receives low priority in Nigerian and U.S. security policy, a new report by a U.S.-based aid agency shows.
A pastor was shot and killed while on his way to a church service in Nigeria’s Plateau State on Sunday morning, one of at least nine people killed in a series of attacks in rural communities over the weekend.
Abductions linked to extremist violence in Nigeria more than doubled in the final three months of 2025, according to a new report warning that insecurity in the country is worsening again after several years of comparatively lower violence.
Three of 11 people seized from Nigeria’s Kaduna state have died while being held captive in the same forest hideout used to confine 37 worshippers taken during Easter Sunday services at three churches in a nearby community.
A Nigerian journalist has been cleared of criminal defamation charges for reporting on violence against Christians in the country, ending a years-long legal battle.
More than 50 Christian and Muslim leaders in Nigeria have signed a peace accord aimed at promoting religious harmony and countering hate speech and extremism, as the country prepares for a closely watched 2027 election.
For years, we begged the world to notice the persecution of Christians in Northern Nigeria. Now it has — but the violence is only getting worse.
