Articles on this issue "persecution"
Here is a translation of a letter sent to the French President by a young military officer, detained for 24 hours for having attended the protest against same sex “marriage.” * * * Mr. …
read moreAround 100,000 Christians die violently every year for their faith, while others endure rape, torture, displacement, kidnapping, and destruction of their places of worship. This according to …
read moreThere may be a different future: made of respect for human rights, dialogue, justice and harmony for Christians in Karnataka, one of the major Indian States. After the local elections on May …
read moreOver two thousand people marched through the streets of in a candlelit procession praying for the release of two Syrian bishops who were abducted a month ago in Aleppo in Syria. On April 22, …
read moreHere is a statement released by the Bishops and Representatives of the Churches in Jordan regarding the kidnapping of two Metropolitans in Aleppo, Syria. * * * Today, Tuesday May 21st, 2013 …
read moreA Syrian Orthodox Church located in a town in Mesopotamia was destroyed several days ago. St. Mary's Church and the Christian school of Al-Wahda in Deir Ezzor was located in the center of …
read moreChristians in Iraq are expressing fear of renewed violence after 34-year-old Hani Salim Wadi was killed Monday night in Kirkuk. The incident has sparked an atmosphere of insecurity, AsiaNews …
read moreChristians were forced to flee for their lives as a Muslim mob set fire to their Church and two adjoining homes in the village of Jaithikey on Friday. Aid to the Church in Need reported today …
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read moreA bomb explosion in the middle of a Mass in a Kathmandu Catholic Church killed two parishioners and injured eight others. The explosion took place Saturday morning in Assumption Catholic …
read moreThe Holy See opposes the U.N. resolution on religious defamation, noting that this seemingly good initiative can bring negative consequences, says the Holy See's permanent observer at the U.N. …
read moreLeaders of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land are condemning the "revolting attacks" against Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, broadcast by Israel's Channel 10 television. A joint …
read moreThe caste system was abolished years ago, but members of the "untouchable" group are still marginalized and persecuted, especially because many have embraced Christianity or Islam, reports the …
read moreBenedict XVI is following the progress of investigations into the kidnapping of two Italian nuns in Kenya. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, affirmed today …
read moreAppeals continue coming from the Vatican on behalf of Christians in India, who continue facing the aftereffects of a wave of persecution at the hand of Hindu extremists. The latest such appeal …
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