A victim of terrorism in Nigeria, Maria Joseph, a 19-year-old Christian, asked Pope Francis to do “whatever is in his means” to support the country’s persecuted Christians.
Survivors ask for pope’s support for Nigeria’s persecuted Christians
Nigerian bishop says vision of Christ gave him hope for end of Boko Haram
The terrorist group, Boko Haram, “targeted our churches, our priests, our rectories and destroyed the structures in those places, ” said Bishop Doeme of Nigeria.