Tag: Christian Persecution
Historic Catholic church in Mozambique destroyed in ‘scene of terror’ by...
A Catholic church in northern Mozambique was targeted in an attack by the Islamic State group that has carried out attacks against Christians and Muslims in the country since 2017.
Church advocates for disappeared priest who became a symbol of South...
A Catholic bishop in South Sudan has appealed for information regarding a priest and his driver who disappeared three years ago without trace in the southwestern part of the country.
With candor, Pope Leo confronts Cameroon’s ongoing abductions, killings in plea...
"The voices in the bushes." That is the fear that defines daily life for many residents of this city in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region.
Q&A with Fr Flader: Why are Christians so persecuted?
Christians remain the most persecuted religious group in the world, facing both deadly violence abroad and growing social and legal pressures in countries such as Australia.
Christians ‘most persecuted religious community in the world,’ Vatican tells UN
The Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva called on governments and international organisations to strengthen religious freedom protections for persecuted Christians.
Sudanese bishops express distress at the massacre of 178 people in...
Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have expressed distress at the brutal killing of nearly 178 people in northern South Sudan on 2 March.
Catechist, pregnant wife among kidnapped in latest anti-Christian attacks in Nigeria
Several gunmen abducted 32 people in Nigeria's Kaduna state, including a catechist and his pregnant wife, in an attack that has increased fears of Christians in the country who have been targeted over several weeks.
South Sudan bishops warn of genocide, plead for peace as fears...
As fears of a return to full-scale war in South Sudan escalate, Catholic bishops in the country have reiterated their call for peace and dialogue, amid fighting and mobilisation in parts of the country.
Conflicting reports of recent kidnappings in Nigeria raise alarm for Christian...
After reports spread that dozens of Christians in Nigeria have allegedly again fallen prey to kidnappers in yet another sign of persecution against Christ's followers in Africa's most populous nation, some police said the kidnapping did not happen.
More than 388 million Christians worldwide face ‘high levels’ of persecution
More than 388 million Christians – or 1 in 7 believers worldwide – face "high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith," according to a new report.
Nigerian bishop calls for decisive military action to ‘eliminate’ bandits
A Nigerian bishop urged intensified military action to "eliminate" bandits and their hideouts in the Kainji Game Reserve amid reports of the killing of 50 people between Christmas and New Year's and traumatising of children recently abducted from St Mary's Catholic School in Papiri.
Sisters who manage school of kidnapped Nigerian children: ‘Your compassion became...
Following the liberation of all the children and staff abducted from St Mary's School in the Nigerian town of Papiri, the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles, who manage the school, have expressed deep gratitude for the support received during the trying period.
