Nigerian diocese laments desecration of Church, orders reparation

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Church leaders in the Catholic diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria have decried the desecration of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, describing it as “a most grievous sacrilege.”

In a statement dated May 12, the Vicar General for Pastoral Affairs, Father Jacob Shanet, condemned the incident, revealing that on May 4, 2025, the tabernacle at the church in the Unguwar Rimi of Bajju was forcibly opened, and the eucharistic hosts were stolen.

“With deep sorrow and pastoral concern...