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Janada Marcus, 22, was forced to flee Boko Haram with her family twice before the terrorists attacked them again, killing her father and kidnapping her. / Credit: Aid to the Church in Need Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 9, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA). Global Christian Relief, a religious freedom advocacy group, has developed a new…

Following his release, Bishop David O’Connell (third from left) joined Father Jean Felicien, Monsignor Thomas N. Gervasio, and Monsignor Sam Sirianni at their hotel in Rome. / Credit: TrentonMonitor.com staff photo CNA Staff, Jan 9, 2024 / 17:40 pm (CNA). Bishop David M. O’Connell of the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, was released from a…

Peter Sonski, presidential candidate for the American Solidarity Party, delivers a speech at the Catholic University of America. / Credit: Bernadette Dalgetty CNA Staff, Jan 9, 2024 / 16:35 pm (CNA). As the U.S. presidential race heats up ahead of the November general election, numerous contenders are throwing their hats in the ring to challenge…

Catholic Archbishop Matthew Ishaya Audu of Jos marches alongside evangelical leader Rev. Dr. Gideon Para-Mallam in front of the Plateau state governor’s office building in Jos, Nigeria, Jan. 8, 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Rev. Dr. Gideon Para-Mallam, photo by Plateau State Government Media Team. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 9, 2024 / 15:30 pm…

A Catholic devotee kisses the glass cover of the Black Nazarene statue during the annual procession for the feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful swarmed a historic statue of Jesus Christ as it was pulled through the streets of the Philippine capital in…

The Church of St. Julian and St. Basilisa in Horcajo de las Torres, Ávila. / Credit: Iglesias y Celebraciones/Templos y Vida, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 9, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Every Jan. 9 the Catholic Church commemorates St. Julian and his wife, St. Basilissa, who died around the…