Persecuted Christians
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Report: 17 Christians killed every day in Nigeria in first half of 2021
More than 3,000 Christians were murdered in 2021’s first 200 days. Read more
Advocate for Christians attacked in Sudan
Boutros Badawi, a Christian activist and advisor to Sudan’s Minister of Religious Affairs, was attacked recently in the Sudanese capital. Read more
Christian group supports prayer octave for China
A Christian coalition is supporting the prayer octave for the Church in China urged by Charles Maung Cardinal Bo of... Read more
US bishops promote prayer octave for China
The chair of the US bishops’ international justice and peace committee on Thursday called for participation in the prayer octave... Read more
Catholic charity to give $9.5 million in aid to Africa’s persecuted Christians
“In no other region have so many priests, religious and church workers been murdered in the last three years.” Read more
Africa seeing ‘dramatic increase in jihadist groups,’ says global religious freedom report
Aid to the Church in Need says groups have spread ‘within an alarmingly short timeframe’ Read more
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Croatia offers scholarships to young persecuted Christians
The Croatian government is offering college scholarships to young Christians at risk of persecution Read more
Marian statue, once desecrated by Islamic State, returns to Iraqi parish
A statue of the Virgin Mary that had been desecrated by the Islamic State but was later restored has been... Read more
Cardinal Bo urges prayer octave for China
Charles Maung Cardinal Bo of Yangon on Sunday called for the expansion of a day of prayer for the Church... Read more
Pope Francis blesses Marian statue desecrated by Islamic State
A statue of the Virgin Mary that had been desecrated by the Islamic State was present at Pope Francis’ Mass... Read more
Pope Francis in the Nineveh Plains: ‘Terrorism and death never have the last word’
Pope Francis entrusted the rebuilding of Christian communities in the Nineveh Plains to the protection of the Virgin Mary at... Read more
'He refused to be silent.' What a slain Pakistani religious freedom advocate can teach the world
Ten years after his assassination, various world leaders have praised the life and death of Shahbaz Bhatti, a Pakistan cabinet... Read more
Catholic bishops urge Sri Lankan government to release report on 2019 Easter bombings
The Sri Lankan government must release its report on the Easter 2019 terrorist attack on Christian churches and hotels, say... Read more
Two Christians accused of breaking Pakistan's blasphemy law
Two Christian evangelists could face the death penalty after being charged with violating Pakistan’s blasphemy law after an encounter in... Read more
Nigerian bishop laments continuing insecurity since seminarian's killing a year ago
One year after the burial of Michael Nnadi, an 18-year-old Nigerian seminarian abducted and killed by gunmen, the local bishop... Read more
Pope Francis praises Coptic Orthodox martyrs as 'saints of all Christians'
Pope Francis has praised the courageous witness of the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians killed by ISIS in 2015, calling them... Read more
We have a lot to learn this Lent from persecuted Christians, advocate says at Vatican
In approaching the penitential practices of Lent, Catholics can learn a lot from persecuted Christian communities, an advocate for Aid... Read more
Catholics remember Shahbaz Bhatti 10 years after his assassination in Pakistan
The diocese of Rome will host a memorial Mass on Friday for Servant of God Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic politician in Pakistan... Read more
Man who filmed 'prank video' at Mass in Canada charged with hate crime
A 25-year-old man who late last year interrupted a Mass in Canada by exposing himself as part of a “prank... Read more
Gethsemane church targeted in arson attack
The Catholic leaders of the Holy Land are demanding an investigation into an attempted arson attack at a basilica located... Read more
