Nicaragua detains over a dozen priests
As part of a "renewed crackdown" the Nicaraguan government arrested Catholic priests from the diocese led by exiled Father Alvarez
Catholic priest kidnapped in Nigeria
The priest was taken from his rectory by a group of armed men.
Missing priest declared dead
A missing priest and his driver were declared deceased in South Sudan.
Another Nigerian priest kidnapped
He was taken directly from his presbytery. There is no information about his condition or whereabouts.
Priests arrested in Belarus
Two Catholic priests were arrested in Belarus and are still detained.
A man was arrested for making death threats against priests in Paris
According to a French news site, a staff member from the Saint-Sulpice church alerted the authorities about the suspect.
Two Catholic priests have been killed by terrorists in Nigeria
Last month, the Islamic State terror group released a video showing the execution of about 20 Christian civilians in Borno State.
Two Catholic priests in Myanmar taken by the Tatmadaw
Clergy have been regularly targeted by the junta for the last months.
Can abortion go from being a crime against humanity to a fundamental right?
Fr. Bortkiewicz referred to the words of left-wing MEP Sylwia Spurek, who stated that "abortion is a human right."
Filipino Diocese of Cabanatuan commemorates the death of murdered priest
Father Nilo is one of several priests who have been killed in in 2018 in the Philippines.