Nigerian Catholic Leaders Respond to Call to Label Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’

October 16, 2025 World News

ACI Africa
In interviews with ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, Nigerian Catholic Church leaders shared their views on Christian persecution in the West African nation, expressing varied opinions on U.S. proposed legislation to change Nigeria’s designation to a country of particular concern (CPC).

The curate of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja, Father Maximilian Okpong Peter, supported Cruz’s concern, describing it as ‘a reflection of Nigeria’s reality.’

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