Nigerian bishop: Displaced families in need of spiritual and material help

Nigerian bishop: Displaced families in need of spiritual and material help

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Wukari. / Credit: Courtesy of Diocese of Wukari, Nigeria Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein says displaced families and communities who daily fa... [...]

“Christians here are really suffering”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Advocates for Displaced Families in Need of Support

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein says displaced families and communities who daily face threats of violence in Nigeria are in great need of spiritual and material support. Since being appointed the first bishop of the Diocese of Wukari, located in Nigeria’s Taraba state, by Pope Francis in 2022, Nzukwein has seen the destruction of at least 325 Catholic places of worship by Islamic extremists. “Christians here are really suffering,” the bishop told …