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Nigeria’s Christians Are Dying — and Both the US and the Vatican Are Right About Why

Emmy Ibu
Coffins holding the bodies of priests killed by Fulani herdsmen are carried to the burial site at Ayati-Ikpayongo in Gwer East District of Benue State, north-central Nigeria, on May 22, 2018.

EDITORIAL: Washington and Rome see Nigeria’s crisis through different lenses — but each perspective highlights part of a deadly reality facing the nation’s Christians.

New York Bishops Oppose ‘Wanton and Unnecessary Separation of Families’

Cardinal Timothy Dolan is among the New York prelates who condemn the deportations of migrants who are seeking refugee status in the United States and criticize the government’s actions to strip some asylum seekers of temporary protected status in a Nov. 14, 2025, statement.

The bishops invoked St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, commonly known as Mother Cabrini, in their statement condemning the deportations of migrants who are seeking refugee status in the United States.

US Bishops’ Immigration ‘Special Message’ Provides a Signal Moment

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Former president of the USCCB Archbiship Timothy Broglio joins his brother bishops in a 'special message' on the topic of immigration released Nov. 13. 2025.

COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV himself called for an effective and unified voice from the US bishops; in Baltimore, they delivered just that.

Tanzania Bishop Urges Respect for Life Amid Reports of Thousands Killed Post-Election

Radio Maria Tanzania
Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba of the Diocese of Bagamoyo in Tanzania has denounced the killings connected to the country’s disputed Oct. 29, 2025, general elections.

Demonstrations reportedly spread across Tanzania for several days following the Oct. 29 vote, as citizens took to the streets to protest an election that, according to foreign observers, fell short of democratic standards.