The grisly killing of a seminarian highlights the violent persecution Christians have faced in Nigeria and around the world.

Bishops in Cameroon have spoken out against a recent kidnapping of clergy and laypeople at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, an outgrowth of separatist violence hurting the country.

Bishop Athanasius Schneider said the interfaith congress Kazakhstan could give the impression that the pope supports “a supermarket of religions” that people could choose freely from.