Father Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest who served in the Diocese of Fairbanks Alaska (2017-2024), was abducted June 1, 2025, by Islamist militants in his home country. Aid to the Church in Need ...

Lozano added that "this good news has been confirmed to our foundation by local church sources." Fr Afina, assigned to ...

Church News reporter Joel Randall writes what he learned about fervent prayer from a believer of another faith. “Despite our difference in beliefs, I saw a fellow disciple recognizing his dependence ...

The Catholic Church in Jordan on Friday commemorated the annual pilgrimage to the Mar Elias Shrine in Ajloun, one of the Kingdom’s key Christian pilgrimage sites.The celebration featured a solemn Mass ...

Many people think of prayer as something that is said. But prayer is better understood as paying attention to God.

What a marvelous exchange! When I was named your coadjutor bishop just over a year ago, I found myself moved to pray and offer Masses for priestly vocations in the Diocese of Camden. For some reason, ...

Christians across Jordan gathered today, Friday, for the annual Christian pilgrimage day at The Shrine of the Prophet Elijah (Mar Elias) in Ajloun Governorate, one of the Kingdom's key pilgrimage ...

The Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, has received confirmation that Father Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest abducted by ...