Priest and Passenger Attacked in Enugu, Nigeria

July 22, 2019 — 07/22/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – PunchNG has reported that another priest has been attacked while travelling in Nigeria. The priest, Rev. Fr. Ikechukwu Ilo, was travelling to his parish...

Fulani Militants Attack School and Abduct Cleric in Enugu

February 20, 2019 — 02/19/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On February 13, Fulani militants attacked the Technical Secondary School of Amofia Affa, Enugu State, Nigeria. During the attack, the gunmen killed one woman named Mrs...

Priest’s Kidnap Four Months Ago Still Hurting Community

February 14, 2019 — 02/14/2019 Niger (International Christian Concern) – It has been four months since Father Luigi Macalli from the Society for African Missions was kidnapped from Bomoanga, Niger. During the kidnapping, another...

Italian Priest Kidnapped in Niger then Moved to Burkina Faso

September 26, 2018 — 09/26/2018 Niger (International Christian Concern) – On September 17, 2018, Islamic extremists entered the home of an Italian priest living and evangelizing in Niger. Rev. Pierluigi Maccalli, a member of...

China Seeks to Disqualify Catholic Priest in Hebei Province

July 11, 2018 — ICC Note: A priest in China’s Hebei province could be disqualified for leading a pilgrimage to a neighboring province. Government authorities issued a letter dated June 11, recommending Shijiazhuang Diocese...

Four Suspects in Priest’s Murder Case Now in Police Custody

July 2, 2018 —

ICC Note: The Philippine National Police have a self-confessed gunman and three other suspects under custody for the killing of priest Fr. Richmond Nilo. Two suspects confessed that they were...

Philippines Police Arrests Suspect for Murdering Priest

June 17, 2018 — ICC Note: On June 15, Philippine police announced they have apprehended the prime suspect in the killing of Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo. The priest was shot on June 10 in...

Father Richmond Nilo Became the Third Priest Murdered in the Philippines

June 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Father Richmond Nilo was shot to death on June 10 as he was in preparation for evening mass in Zaragoza, Philippines. He became the fourth Catholic priest to be...

Filipino Catholic Priest Shot by Two Gunmen in Laguna Province

June 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Father Rey Urmeneta, a former chaplain of the Philippine National Police was injured after two gunmen shot him on his way to a church meeting on June 6. This...

Seven Years On and Still No One Charged for Father Tentorio’s Murder

June 4, 2018 — ICC Note: Seven years have passed, yet the Philippines government has not found the culprit for Father Fausto Tentorio’s murder. The priest was killed on October 17, 2011, in front of...

Murdered Filipino Priest Remembered for His Love and Commitment for the Poor

May 31, 2018 — ICC Note: Father Mark Anthony Ventura was killed by gunmen on April 29 at the village of Pena Weste in the Philippines. He chose to be living among the poor and...

Captured Priest in Marawi Still Not Recovered from Trauma

May 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Father Teresito Soganub was captured along with dozens of church workers in Marawi siege in the southern Philippines a year ago today. The siege initiated by Maute terrorists last...

Vietnam Bars Priest and Catholic Activist from Leaving the Country

May 17, 2018 — ICC Note: On May 16, Vietnam bars a Catholic female rights’ activist from leaving the country for the fourth time in the past three years. Two days earlier, they also stopped...

Murdered Philippine Priest Mark Anthony Ventura Laid to Rest

May 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Priest Mark Anthony Ventura who was shot and killed on April 29 by unidentified gunman in the northern Philippines was laid to rest on May 7. Authorities are still...

Philippine Diocese Seeks Justice for the Killing of Catholic Priest

April 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Father Marcelito Paez was killed last December by unidentified gunmen after he facilitated the release of a political prisoner. A diocese in the northern Philippine has launched a campaign...

Another Priest Killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo

April 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Another priest has been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fr. Etienne Sengiyumva was killed on 8 April in North Kivu. He is the third priest killed...