The Fairbanks Diocese last month urged the faithful to “pray for [Afina’s] freedom from captivity and for his physical and ...

A recent report from Fides Agency, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies, found that since 2015, 145 ...

This story was updated Tuesday with additional information from Aid to the Church of Need International. A Nigerian priest who previously served in Alaska has been released unharmed several weeks ...

The Rev. Alphonsus Afina has been released by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram after being imprisoned for a month and a ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army have reportedly rescued Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina, who was ...

Security forces have rescued Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina and 32 other kidnap victims in separate operations in Borno and ...

Father Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest who served in the Diocese of Fairbanks Alaska (2017-2024), was abducted June 1, 2025, by Islamist militants in his home country. Aid to the Church in Need ...

A Catholic Reverend Father in Borno State, Alphonsus Adina, who was kidnapped on June 1st by Boko Haram insurgents, has ...

The Rev. Alphonsus Afina and others had been traveling via car in northern Nigeria when they were ambushed and abducted.

Catholic Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese, John Bakeni, has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army for successfully rescuing Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina, who was kidnapped ...

Operatives of Department of State Services (DSS) and troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina ...

According to the Bishop, the Catholic community worldwide was excited at the news that Father Afina was rescued after nearly ...