EU Watchdog Reports Alarming Rise in Christian Persecution, Calls for Protections
In an Aug. 22 press release, the German Bishops Conference deplored the steady increase of violence against Christians and people of other faiths.
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Arrested for Reading the Bible: Armenian Christian Sentenced to 10 Years in Iranian Prison
‘Christians are being persecuted more heavily than any other religious group in the world — thus, must be a higher priority for the Church…’
Vatican Official: Hundreds of Millions of Christians ‘Face High Levels of Persecution’
Archbishop Gallagaher spoke as part of the conference’s opening panel analyzing the global crisis of religious freedom.
Catechist Kidnapped and Murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa
The violence in the country is part of a broader conflict that involves several countries in the African Sahel region, such as Mali, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, where Christians also suffer persecution.
More Holy Week Processions Prohibited in Cuba
The Dominican friar stressed that the interruption of this Good Friday tradition will have significant repercussions on the community.
Pope Francis Calls for Prayers, Sends Condolences to Muslims, Christians Killed in Burkina Faso
The Monday telegram denounced the killings and reiterated the Pope’s appeal for peace.
Amid Arrests of Indian Priests and Nun, Bishop Calls for ‘Storming of Heaven’
Eleven out of India’s 28 states have passed laws to criminalize forced conversions but, in practice, they have been used to prevent the practice of the Christian faith.
Is the Persecution in Nigeria a Christian Genocide? This Bishop Says ‘Yes’
Bishop Anagbe, who leads the Makurdi Diocese, warned that if greater action is not taken he believes the Christian population, which currently numbers over 86 million, roughly half of the total Nigerian populace, could disappear entirely in the next few decades.
Believing in Jesus Can Cost You Your Life in These 50 Countries
Open Doors noted that Nicaragua is the country that has risen the most on the list compared with its position last year
Today the Church Honors 3 Groups of Martyrs as Christians Worldwide Continue to Face Persecution
According to a report from the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, more than 50% of the world’s population lives in a country in which state or nonstate actors persecute people for their religious beliefs.
