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A police officer stands guard inside the St. Francis Catholic Church, a day after an attack that targeted worshipers in Owo, Nigeria, Monday, June 6, 2022. The gunmen who killed 50 people at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria opened fire on worshippers both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping the scene, authorities and witnesses said Monday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Christian Persecution

‘Barbaric’: Muslims Reportedly Burn Down Christian Church For Second Time, Sparking Horror in Nigeria

“Stupid act of violence.”

Billy Hallowell
Women react under the bridge during a march in solidarity with the victims of the Christmas Eve attack, in Jos, Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. Nigerian officials and survivors say at least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state in the latest of such mass killings. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Faith

‘Slow-Motion Jihad’: Biden Admin Under Fire Amid Deadly Horror Targeting Christians in Nigeria

“There is no justification…”

Billy Hallowell
FILE- In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 file photo, people inspect a damaged mosque following an explosion in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Suicide bombings, mass kidnappings, tens of thousands of people killed. A ghastly insurgency by the homegrown Islamic extremist group Boko Haram marks 10 years this week in northeastern Nigeria, where many residents say life has been set back by decades. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola, File)

Faith

PRAY: Wife of Nigerian Pastor, Mother of 2-Month-Old Baby Killed by Terrorists While Driving Home

“Keep resting, my dear love.”

Billy Hallowell
A police officer stands guard inside the St. Francis Catholic Church, a day after an attack that targeted worshipers in Owo, Nigeria, Monday, June 6, 2022. The gunmen who killed 50 people at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria opened fire on worshippers both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping the scene, authorities and witnesses said Monday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

News

Violence Against Christians in Nigeria Rages as Persecution Watchdog Warns Amid Stonings, Murder, Chaos: ‘All of the Indicators Are Negative’

Pray.

Billy Hallowell
FILE- In this Monday, June 22, 2015 file photo, debris at the site of a suicide bomb attack at a market in Maiduguri, Nigeria. A teenage girl strapped with explosives ran away from a crowded mosque this week, killing only herself and cementing suspicions that Boko Haram is using unwilling captives in its terror campaign in northeast Nigeria. The girl took off after her companion blew up in an explosion that killed 30 people on Monday in Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria, witnesses and a mortuary worker said. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola, File)

Faith

‘Evil’: Priest Burned to Death Inside Nigerian Church Parish in ‘Ungodly and Inhumane’ Attack

“These terrorists have lost it…”

Billy Hallowell
FILE- A baby sleeps on his mother's back as women queue in line to cast their votes in the village of Tumfafi, near Kano, in northern Nigeria Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. A surge of violence targeting Nigeria's election commission offices and extremist attacks in remote communities are already raising concerns about the upcoming February elections in Africa's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Christian Persecution

Horror in Nigeria: Military Secretly Forced at Least 10,000 Abortions on Women, Report Says

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Billy Hallowell
People gather at the scene of an explosion in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Thursday Dec. 23, 2021. An unconfirmed number of persons were killed on Thursday by bomb explosions carried out by extremist rebels in northeast Nigeria, according to witnesses. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

Faith

Persecuted Nigerian Christian Mom Could Face Death Over Blasphemy Charges

“It’s dangerous.”

Billy Hallowell