Category: Middle East – Africa
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Seminary rector kidnapped during evening prayers at Nigerian minor seminary
By Agnes Aineah ACI Africa, Oct 29, 2024 / 07:00 am The rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi was abducted on Sunday, Oct. 27, when gunmen attacked the seminary located in Edo state in the country’s embattled central southern region. A statement given by the diocese’s director of communications,…
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Lebanon’s Christians also affected by Israel’s attacks
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 25, 2024 / 18:25 pm The large-scale bombings Israel unleashed this week against Hezbollah in Lebanon are affecting all of Lebanon’s residents, including Christians, according to the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). ACN’s project coordinator in Lebanon, Marielle Boutros, indicated that many Christian families…