Articles on this issue "religious persecution"
Here 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 moreBishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore blamed the provincial government of Punjab for failing to act when a dispute between two men spiraled Saturday into an attack in which a 3,000-strong mob …
read moreUnless you were in Milan or the Serbian city of Niš, chances are you probably missed celebrations to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan. Yet this commemoration, which fell …
read moreChristians in the province of Jazira, located in Mesopotamia, Syria are protesting the exponential increase in kidnappings in the region. The abductions have occurred even in areas that are …
read moreBishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli reported to Fides news agency that two religious communities have left the town of Cyrenaica after facing pressure from local …
read moreThe recent trial and conviction of Saeed Abedini in Iran drew attention once more to the lack of religious freedom in a number of Muslim-majority countries. Abedini, born in Iran but now a …
read moreCardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites, said that States contribute to the Syrian conflict when they supply arms either to the regime or the opposition, in a …
read moreSome parts of an anti-conversion law in the northern Indian state of Hhimachal Pradesh have been declared unconstitutional. The state’s High Court declared that, "a person not only has the …
read moreChristians in Indonesia are expressing concerns regarding numerous attacks on churches and other signs of religious intolerance. Theophilus Bela, president of the Jakarta Christian …
read moreTwo Christian men were killed Saturday in Mosul, contributing to a "climate of panic" among the small community there, reports AsiaNews.it. Hazim Thomaso Youssif, 40, and Ivan Nuwya, 15, were …
read moreThe Indian episcopal conference is decrying the lack of government response to the wave of anti-Christian violence wrought by Hindu extremists. They are further asserting that the allegation …
read moreHere is the text of a statement issued Friday by the executive body of the Indian bishops' conference, regarding the ongoing wave of persecution against Christians at the hands of Hindu …
read moreChanges implemented to Russia's visa system in October have caused problems for the nation's religious workers. A decree mandating that foreign citizens with either business or humanitarian …
read moreThe president of Pakistan's episcopal conference called on the government to protect Christians in the wake of increased violence and pressure to convert to Islam. In a statement coinciding …
read moreAlthough religious freedom in Vietnam is moving in the right direction, overall the situation remains poor, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Testimony …
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