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Terrorists launched a gun and bomb attack at the end of a Catholic mass in southwest Nigeria on Sunday (June 5), killing about 70 worshippers, residents and church leaders said.
Terrorists targeted St. Francis Catholic Church on Sunday in the southwestern Nigerian city of Owo. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack. What happened at the church? Gunmen opened f...
OWO, Nigeria (AP) – The gunmen who killed 50 people at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria opened fire on worshipers both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping the scene, authorities and witnesses said Monday.
At least 50 people, many of them children, are feared dead after gunmen shot at worshippers and detonated explosives at a church in southwestern Nigeria on Pentecost Sunday.
A 16th century Orthodox monastery has been burned to the ground after shelling by Russian artillery in eastern Ukraine, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but Russian media and supporters claim Ukrainian nationalists set it ablaze, as Moscow’s ongoing invasion carries on for more than 100 days.
A persecution watchdog is warning the Biden administration’s decision to remove Nigeria from the U.S. State Department’s Countries of Particular Concern could have dire ramifications for Christians.
Sparked by high food prices, protests in Iran are turning political as angry citizens express their rage at the government and religious leaders. Crowds in several cities and towns have taken up the chant, "Death to Khamenei" – referring to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Facing calls to resign over a national COVID-19 lockdown scandal, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson read from the Bible at a royal event Friday with former British leaders in attendance.
Is Russian President Vladimir Putin healthy? Or is he suffering from a terminal disease that's affecting his mental state?
As many as 30 Christians were jailed last month on charges of forced conversion in just one state alone, including 20 in one week, according to a U.S.-based persecution watchdog, which says churches now fear they may be implicated in a case if they conduct even small group prayers.
