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'Our joy is stolen' - Martyred priest's bishop calls for change in Nigeria

A Pillar interview

Fr. Justine John Dyikuk
Aug 29, 2022
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The late Fr. John Mark Cheitnum with Bishop Julius Kundi of Kafanchan. Courtesy photo.

Six priests from the Diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria, have been kidnapped in 2022. One of them, Fr. John Mark Cheitnum, was killed by his captors in July.

The Kanfanchan diocese, in the southern part of Nigeria’s Kaduna state, is an epicenter of violence against terrorism…

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