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Pope urges release of 315 seized in Nigerian mass school kidnapping

Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing after leading the weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on November 19, 2025. [AFP]

Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for the release of over 300 hostages taken from a Catholic school in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria.

"I learned with immense sadness the news of the kidnappings of priests, faithful, and students in Nigeria and Cameroon," he said.

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