Articles on this issue "persecution"
An underground priest of the Catholic Church in China, Father Shao Zhoumin, was released from prison due to illness. Father Shao, the vicar general of the Wenzhou Diocese, is suffering from an …
read moreBy Father John Flynn In many countries speaking out publicly against homosexuality leads to serious legal problems. And in the battle under way to protect freedom of speech for Christians to …
read moreA newly adopted bill that regulates religious practices is worse than the one adopted in the 1950s by Ho Chi Minh, says a Vietnamese cardinal. The new law, as of Nov. 15, requires stricter …
read moreMuslim anger over the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is leading to more discrimination against Christians in Pakistan, an archbishop warns. "There is a lot of anger among Muslims here because of …
read moreDespite threats from Muslim fundamentalist groups, Christians are not fleeing from Iraq, says a priest in the north. "Christians are not running away from Iraq," Father Nizar Semaan of Mosul …
read moreA German cardinal lamented the state of religious persecution of Christians, especially in Nigeria. Cardinal Karl Lehmann made that point during a press conference Thursday when he presented …
read moreA new book tells of the persecution of Greek Catholics in Romania during the Communist era, including the murder of six bishops. "Speaking the Truth" tells how Communists killed countless …
read moreRecent reports are confirming the long-standing worries over religious liberty in Vietnam. The just-released "Violence Against Christians in the Year 2002," published by Aid to the Church in …
read moreMore than 900 Christians died for the faith last year, and 100,000 were arrested, says a new report by Aid to the Church in Need. ACN's fifth report on religious liberty in the world was …
read moreCatholics in Iraq are feeling persecuted by Muslim fundamentalists, and Baghdad has turned into a lawless city, says a Spanish missionary. Father Ángel García, founder of the Catholic …
read moreThe laity of the Diocese of Pinar del Rio expressed their concern about the recent wave of detentions of peaceful dissidents in the island nation. In a statement Sunday they highlighted the …
read moreThe Catholic Church in Burma is persevering despite persecution by the government, says a missionary. The Church has not given up its "evangelizing mission," which is stronger in that …
read moreHoliness, sin, prophecy and persecution are the four words with which a Vatican observer sums up the year 2002 as lived by the Catholic Church. Orazio Petrosillo, Vatican correspondent of the …
read moreBishops in Vietnam took an unprecedented step when they protested to the country's National Assembly about the persecutions endured by Catholics of ethnic minorities. Never before, since its …
read moreBreaking a 150-year taboo, the archbishop primate of Mexico honored the national flag in the courtyard of the metropolitan cathedral. A student escort entered the edifice on Sunday bearing the …
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