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As violence devastates Nigeria’s Christians daily, a U.S. Catholic bishop has urged his country’s secretary of state to partner with Nigeria to fight extremism.
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the St. Louis-based Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, urged Secretary Antony Blinken in an April 2 letter to empower Nigerian society through the projects supported by the Catholic Church.
“The Catholic Church, along with many academics and observers, argue that the root causes of the nationwide violence is pervasive corruption and endemic poverty and a massive failure of governance at the federal level,” Bishop Zaidan wrote.
He also warned that violence in the Sahel region is even worse.
“Yet, I believe that we need to be very proactive in Nigeria to address the growing and alarming level of fragility that exists in Africa’s most populous nation before the forces in the Sahel intensify the crisis. This region of Africa needs a partnership and the leadership of the United States if it is to withstand the forces of violence and extremism,” the letter stated.
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The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the St. Louis-based Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, urged Secretary Antony Blinken in an April 2 letter to empower Nigerian society through the projects supported by the Catholic Church.
“The Catholic Church, along with many academics and observers, argue that the root causes of the nationwide violence is pervasive corruption and endemic poverty and a massive failure of governance at the federal level,” Bishop Zaidan wrote.
He also warned that violence in the Sahel region is even worse.
“Yet, I believe that we need to be very proactive in Nigeria to address the growing and alarming level of fragility that exists in Africa’s most populous nation before the forces in the Sahel intensify the crisis. This region of Africa needs a partnership and the leadership of the United States if it is to withstand the forces of violence and extremism,” the letter stated.
Violence has raged for a decade
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US bishop urges Blinken to stop violence in Nigeria
As violence devastates Nigeria's Christians, a U.S. bishop has urged the secretary of state to partner with Nigeria to fight extremism.
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