Priests Abducted in Cameroon

June 9, 2021 — “Within the past two weeks, six Roman Catholic priests and missionaries were abducted, and a church attacked, leaving at least two dead and 11 wounded.” - Moki Edwin Kindzeka, Voice...

Priest Killed, Another Kidnapped in Nigeria

May 26, 2021 — 05/26/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, suspected jihadist Fulani herdsmen invaded a Roman Catholic Church in Malumfashi, Katsina state on Friday, killing one priest and...

Manila Court Issues Warrants to Arrest Two Priests

February 16, 2020 — 02/16/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A court in Manila has issued warrants on Feb. 14 for the arrest of two Catholic priests, a former senator and eight others for...

More Philippine Priests Under Death Threats

March 11, 2019 — 03/11/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Three more Philippine priests have come forward to reveal that they, too, have received death threats, two weeks after Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David...

Africa was the Deadliest Continent for Catholic Clergy in 2018

January 4, 2019 — 01/04/2019 Africa(International Christian Concern) – According to a report by the Fides news Agency, Africa was the deadliest continent for Catholic Clergy in 2018. Of the 40 total clergy that...

Two Priests Killed During Attack on CAR Town by Islamist Militia

November 28, 2018 — 11/28/2018 CAR (International Christian Concern) – Two priests were killed on November 15 during an attack on a small town in the Central African Republic (CAR). Official estimates as of...

Two Underground Chinese Catholic Priests Removed by the Government

August 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese government removed two underground priests in China’s Gansu province after they held a summer youth camp at their church. Father Wang Yiqin and Father Li Shidong will be...

Filipino Priests Receive Death Threats from Security Forces

July 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Security forces in the Philippines are accused of conducting illegal surveillance of priests and issuing death threats against them since 2017, according to Philippine Independent Church (IFI). The targeted...

Philippine President Duterte: “I Can’t Kill Priests”

June 22, 2018 — ICC Note: In response to the recent unresolved murders of three Catholic priests, Philippine President Duterte said he could not kill a priest. He acknowledges that there seems to be a...

Philippine Priests Ask for Permits to Carry Guns After Targeted Shootings

June 21, 2018 — ICC Note: According to Philippine National Police (PNP), more than 200 priests and preachers from other religious background want to carry firearms to protect themselves, after three Catholic priests have been...

Philippine Church Rejects Proposal to Arm Priests for Protection

June 11, 2018 — ICC Note: In response to the recently killings of priests in the Philippines, calls have been made to arm priests as a protective measure. However, church leaders criticize the proposal, stating...

Nigerian Catholics Protest the Murder of Fellow Believers

May 22, 2018 — ICC Note: Catholic religious authorities and believers marched in protest of the murder of two priests and several worshipers. This protest falls within the larger context of violent outbreaks between Muslim...

Nigerian Bishops Plan a Protest in Benue State

May 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Catholic Bishops are gathering to protest the killing on Nigerian Christians in Benue state this year. They will be protesting this week in Makurdi, around the same time...

Four Priests in India Illegally Arrested For Protecting Church-Run Hospital from Mob

February 4, 2018 — ICC Note: Four Catholic priests in India's Madhya Pradesh state were illegally arrested by police and charged with rioting and criminal intimidation for protecting a church-run hospital from a mob...