Ngala Killian Chimtom, Author at Catholic Herald

Ngala Killian Chimtom

Report: 8,000 Nigerian Christians murdered in worst year for Islamist attacks

February 16, 2024

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Nigeria last year witnessed the bloodiest year of Islamist attacks against Christians according to a new report. More than 8,000 Christians were killed in 2023, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has said. The report published on Ash Wednesday gives harrowing details of killings, kidnappings, and forced

Sudanese bishops plead for peace as fighting claims 12,000 lives in under a year

January 05, 2024

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – As a deadly conflict continues to rage in Sudan, Catholic bishops both inside the country and in neighbouring South Sudan have used their Christmas message this year to praise the clergy and men and women religious for continuing to serve despite the risks. “To you, our dear clergy and religious men and

Christmas attacks against Christians in Nigeria leave at least 160 dead

December 28, 2023

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon (Crux) – Attacks across Nigeria’s Central Plateau State on Christmas Eve left at least 160 people dead and about 300 others injured. The attackers started on 24 December but continued into Christmas Day. They targeted 20 Christian villages across the Bokkos and Barkin Ladi areas of Plateau State. “We were taken unawares and

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