Father Benedict Kiely - The Global War on Christians: Genocide in Africa, Islamist Attacks, and a New Hope

Nov 8, 2025

Father Benedict Kiely, founder of Nasarean.org, passionately addresses the persecution of Christians worldwide. He reveals the grim reality of genocide in Nigeria, where thousands are targeted by Islamist militias, often ignored by Western media. Kiely discusses the resurgence of ISIS in Africa and the silent suffering of Christians in Iraq. Despite these challenges, he shares inspiring stories of faith's resilience, such as Albania's revival post-communism and the enduring spirit of Aramaic-speaking Christians. He urges listeners to take action against ignorance and indifference.

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Nigeria's Hidden Genocide

Father Benedict Kiely says thousands of Christians in Nigeria are being murdered yearly and the violence fits genocide criteria.
He warns the global media and politicians largely ignore or mislabel it as "climate change" violence.

ANECDOTE

Pentecost Mass Massacre

Father Benedict recounts the 2022 Pentecost massacre where about 40 Catholics were killed at Mass.
The local bishop told him the victims were murdered specifically because they were Christians, not due to climate change.

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Islamist Expansion Across Africa

Islamist jihadi groups are expanding rapidly across Africa, often affiliating with ISIS or Al-Qaeda.
This growth threatens multiple countries beyond Nigeria, including Mali, Chad, and Mozambique.

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In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with Father Benedict Kiely, founder of Nasarean.org and one of the world’s leading voices on the persecution of Christians.

We discuss the genocide unfolding in Nigeria, where thousands of Christians are being murdered each year by Islamist militias while Western governments and media look away. Father Kiely exposes how the massacre of Christians is dismissed as “climate change” violence, a lie repeated by politicians and journalists unwilling to name Islamist extremism.

From ISIS’s resurgence across Africa and the Middle East to the silent persecution of Christians in Iraq under Iranian-backed militias, Kiely lays bare a pattern of denial stretching from Abuja to Washington. He explains how Christianity faces extinction in its ancient homelands, the failure of the West’s moral leadership, and why Europe’s collapse of faith has left it powerless to confront evil.

We also explore stories of hope, the revival of Christianity in post-communist Albania, the endurance of believers speaking Aramaic in Iraq, and why, despite centuries of persecution, faith refuses to die.

All this: Nigeria’s genocide, Islamist expansion, the silence of the West, and the rebirth of Christianity where it was once crushed.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:18 Father Benedict Keeley's Role and Media Coverage

02:54 Genocide in Nigeria and Media Bias

08:41 Islamist Extremism Across Africa

26:42 Situation in Syria and the Role of Al-Qaeda

33:04 Christian Persecution in Sudan

40:08 Christian Persecution in Europe and the Role of the Media

1:04:06 Challenges Faced by Christians in the UK

1:11:59 Final Thoughts

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