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 diocese called on the faithful to 'continue to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ who continue to be held ...

Father Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest who served in the Diocese of Fairbanks Alaska (2017-2024), was abducted June 1, ...

Court fixes October 16 to rule on alleged terrorists negotiator Mamu’s third bail bid A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned till October 16 for ruling on a bail application filed by detained ...

A Catholic Reverend Father in Borno State, Alphonsus Afina, who was kidnapped on June 1st by Boko Haram insurgents, has regained freedom.Our correspondent gathered that the Reverend Father and others ...

Parents of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in 2014 have mourned the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, while urging the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to rescue the ...

Claim: A Facebook Page, Capacity Media Trust, shared some pictures of alleged dead bandits with the claim that vigilantes in Kwara State killed them. Verdict: Misleading. The pictures of the dead ...

Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that hasn’t experienced terrorist attacks. Its proactive, multi-faceted ...

An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to end protections from deportation for Afghans and ...

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

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

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