Catholic Priest Among Dozens Kidnapped in Nigeria | EWTN News Nightly

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A Catholic priest is among the dozens of people kidnapped in Nigeria over the weekend. Assailants abducted Father Leo Raphael Ozigi along with 44 others. This is not an isolated incident as many other Christians in Nigeria have faced attacks from Fulani Muslims. Fellow at the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute and Senior Fellow for International Religious Freedom for the Family Research Council, Lela Gilbert, joins to talk more about the abductions that occurred this weekend. She tells us more about other recent events where Christians were attacked in Nigeria. Gilbert shares why Christians specifically are being targeted and whether the Nigerian government has tried to put an end to the violence. She explains whether she believes the world is overlooking the persecution happening in Nigeria. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf