Papal Charity Warns that ‘Jihadist Terrorism Is Spreading’ in Africa
The spread of terrorism and Islamic extremism in Africa is a cause of “great suffering and pain” for Christians, per the ACN.
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Nigeria: Fulani Muslim Christmas Killing Spree Leaves 170 Christians Dead
Fulani Muslims carried out coordinated attacks on Christians over Christmas in 26 villages of Nigeria’s Middle Belt, leaving some 170 dead.
Report Decries ‘Merciless Targeting of Christians’ Around the World
The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) noted in its annual report Thursday that Christian persecution has been “sharply on the rise” and “its terrible impacts have only begun to be felt.”
Vatican News: Global Christian Persecution ‘Still Rising’
The global oppression or persecution of Christians has increased significantly over the past two years, Vatican News reported Monday.
Report: Ten Underground Catholic Priests Arrested in China Since January
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) reported Friday that at least ten priests of the underground Catholic Church have been arrested in Baoding, China, since the beginning of 2022.
Report: 416 Million Christians Live in ‘Lands of Persecution’
Global Christian persecution spread still further during 2021, according to the Christian charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
Catholic League Decries Rise of ‘Polite Persecution’ of Christians in the West
Catholic League president Bill Donohue warned Wednesday that Christians who live in North America and Europe face an increasingly hostile secularism hidden beneath a cloak of progress and new “rights.”
Report: Religion in China Suffers ‘Most Serious Crackdown Since the Cultural Revolution’
Chinese authorities have significantly intensified their crackdown on all religious minorities over the past two years, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) revealed Tuesday in a comprehensive report.
Report: 5.2 Billion People Face ‘Very Severe Violations of Religious Freedom’
Nearly one third of the world’s countries, where two thirds of the world’s population live, violate religious freedom, the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) reported Tuesday.
Report: Mozambique Jihadists ‘Beheading, Skinning, Cutting off Limbs’
The brutal violence of Islamist militants in northern Mozambique is “driving the local population from their homes in terror,” the Barnabas Fund reported Friday.
Report: American Awareness of Christian Persecution Jumps
Americans’ awareness of global hostility toward Christians made a leap forward in 2021, according to a survey released this week.
Buildings Lit up Blood Red to Protest Christian Persecution
A number of churches, public buildings, and monuments across four continents were lit up in scarlet Wednesday in protest of Christian persecution.
Mozambique Bishop: Citizens ‘Terrified’ over Recent Jihadist Attacks
Mozambique Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa said that citizens are “terrified” over a spate of recent jihadist attacks in the country, as emboldened Islamists show no sign of letting up in their assaults.
Sudan’s Persecuted Christians See Hope in New Government
Sudanese Christians are cautiously hopeful that their new civilian government will allow them the freedom long denied under the oppressive Islamist dictatorship of general Omar al-Bashir.
Report: Half a Billion Christians Facing Global Persecution
More than 60 percent of the world’s population of more than 7.5 billion reside in countries where the right to religious freedom is obstructed or denied. An estimated 505 million Christians face persecution for following their faith, a Catholic NGO Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) report indicated this week.
