{"id":69973,"date":"2025-12-05T08:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T08:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=69973"},"modified":"2025-12-05T08:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T08:40:33","slug":"nigeria-no-longer-safe-for-children-catholic-bishop-says-after-abduction-of-25-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/nigeria-no-longer-safe-for-children-catholic-bishop-says-after-abduction-of-25-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria \u201anicht mehr sicher f\u00fcr Kinder\u2018, sagt katholischer Bischof nach Entf\u00fchrung von 25 M\u00e4dchen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Bishop Bulus Yohana Dauwa of Nigeria\u2019s Diocese of Kontagora. In an interview with ACI Africa on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, Dauwa described the recent kidnapping of 25 schoolgirls is a tragic reminder that the country is no longer \u201csafe for its children.\u201d \/ Credit: ACI Africa\/Catholic Diocese of Kontagora ACI Africa, Nov 21, 2025 \/ 13:40 pm (CNA). Bishop Bulus Yohana Dauwa of Nigeria\u2019s Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has raised concern about the safety of children in the West African\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Bulus Yohana Dauwa of Nigeria\u2019s Diocese of Kontagora. In an interview with ACI Africa on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, Dauwa described the recent kidnapping of 25 schoolgirls is a tragic reminder that the country is no longer \u201csafe for its children.\u201d \/ Credit: ACI Africa\/Catholic Diocese of Kontagora ACI Africa, Nov 21, 2025 \/ 13:40 pm (CNA). Bishop Bulus Yohana Dauwa of Nigeria\u2019s Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has raised concern about the safety of children in the West African\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":71162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-69973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21285,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/oldest-catholic-priest-in-nigeria-dies-at-104\/","url_meta":{"origin":69973,"position":0},"title":"Oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria dies at 104","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] The late Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria, who died on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 24, at the age of 104. \/ Credit: Diocese of Auchi ACI Africa, Nov 26, 2024 \/ 11:19 am (CNA). 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