Religious Violence
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Shooting at LDS church in Michigan prompts Catholic solidarity, prayers
Multiple U.S. Catholic bishops offered prayers and expressed their solidarity after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of... Read more
Christian in wheelchair killed while livestreaming his faith in France
A 45-year-old Iraqi Christian who fled his homeland to escape Islamist persecution was stabbed to death in Lyon in southern... Read more
Armed robbers attack religious sisters’ home for girls in Mozambique
A report from Aid to the Church in Need describes the experience of an attack on the Mercedarian Sisters of... Read more
Petition in Mexico demands religious freedom, protection of priests and churches
The Mexican platform Actívate (Get Active) delivered 10,400 signatures to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH). Read more
Pope Francis saddened by ‘brutal attack’ which killed Catholic nuns in South Sudan
Sr. Mary Daniel Abud and Sr. Regina Roba were killed by armed gunmen along a highway in South Sudan on... Read more
Vatican condemns religious violence in Ramadan statement
In a statement marking the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Vaticand has condemned an increasing spate... Read more
Social media, polarization risk fueling violence, bishop says
Religious intolerance and violence are being fueled by a polarized society and fanned by social media, Bishop Joseph Bambera of... Read more
Pope Francis joins international community in mourning after New Zealand attacks
Pope Francis mourned “senseless acts of violence” against innocent life after the New Zealand mosque attacks. On Friday, at least... Read more
Pope prays for peace in the Holy Land amid escalating violence
Following multiple knife attacks in the Holy Land this weekend, Pope Francis has appealed for courage and strength in bringing... Read more
Violence stems from evil in society, cardinal observes
During a recent conference discussing interreligious violence Cardinal George Alencherry of India explained that although motivations driving violent acts are... Read more
Bosnia event touches on religious violence in light of WWI
International leaders within the Catholic Church have gathered in Sarajevo, Bosnia to discuss the consequences of the First World War,... Read more
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