Boko Haram
Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/08/17
A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
82 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls released by Boko Haram
The girls were freed on Saturday in exchange for the release of five Boko Haram suspects
Nigerian bishop says Boko Haram attacks are ‘demonic’
Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Maiduguri said the battle was not limited to the ‘physical realm’
A hidden slaughter: Meeting Nigeria’s endangered Christians
Why is their plight of so little interest to the wider world?
Catholic leaders in Nigeria welcome release of 21 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram
Cardinal Okogie and two bishops called on the Nigerian government to focus on securing the release of the remaining Chibok girls
The ‘weapon’ that broke Boko Haram
When the terrorist group attacked his diocese, a Nigerian bishop launched a spiritual fightback. Dan Hitchens meets him
‘Boko Haram will soon fizzle out’, says Nigerian bishop fighting terrorism with the rosary
Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Maiduguri said the terrorist group have been pushed back
Assisi has run its course. Something more daring is called for
Peaceful people gather to pray for peace – it won’t sway those in favour of violence
Eight Christians killed leaving church as violence escalates in Nigeria
Analysts are warning that a leadership struggle among Islamist groups could lead to more killings
Westminster Cathedral to be floodlit in red to highlight plight of persecuted Middle East Christians
‘If every parish in the country did the same it might at last wake up our political classes to the scale of the suffering,’ Aid to the Church in Need has said
