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(Click on image to see full size) Infographic: Persecuted and Forgotten?

Worldwide Christian persecution a growing trend, report shows

Mar 19, 2014

By Carl Bunderson

In a recently-released summary report called “Persecuted and Forgotten?” Aid to the Church in Need has revealed a worldwide growth... Read more

Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona of the Chaldean Archeparchy of Mosul.

Maintain faith during persecutions, Iraqi bishop advises

Oct 28, 2013

The Chaldean archbishop of the Iraqi city of Mosul wrote in an open letter to Christians in the West that... Read more

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The members of the general board of directors of the Regnum Christi Federation, before its first general convention from April 29 to May 4, 2024, in Rome.

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Facade of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia.

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