Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Persecution of Christians has worsened around the globe, according to new study

Countries where Christian persecution and oppression has increased include world powers such as China and India, as well as Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.

Oct 22, 2024 14:15

Amy Balog

Holy Land•Local Church

Church scrambling to help desperate Christian refugees and migrants

There could be up to 85,000 people under the pastoral care of the Patriarchate’s Vicariate for Migrants and Asylum Seekers (VMAS), which was established in 2021 to help Christian immigrants face the challenges in their daily lives.

Sep 30, 2024 22:00

Amy Balog

Local Church•Testimonies

Catholic nun stays with Lebanese Catholics despite bombings

Sister Maya El Beaino of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary decided to stay with the Christian community in Aid Ebel, 3 miles [5 km] from the Israeli border despite the “constant danger”.

Sep 30, 2024 21:51

Amy Balog

Justice and Peace•Young People

How to get 1 million children to pray the Rosary for peace?

Through this initiative, ACN is also participating in the “Symphony of Prayers” campaign, which Pope Francis called for on the occasion of the 2024 Year of Prayer – and which also paves the way for the 2025 Jubilee Year.

Sep 22, 2024 17:13

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians

Christians persecuted in Burkina Faso: desperate situation following escalation of violence

Terrorists have massacred up to 240 people – around 100 of them Christian – and kidnapped many more in Burkina Faso since May.

Sep 10, 2024 12:02

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam in Pakistan

Christians falsely accused of blasphemy in Pakistan struggle to find a lawyer and are discriminated against in the justice system, according to Shagufta Kausar, a mother of four who was imprisoned for allegedly sending text messages – despite being illiterate and not owning a mobile phone – insulting the Muslim Prophet Mohammed.

Sep 04, 2024 11:41

Amy Balog

Local Church

Burkina Faso: 100 Christians killed in three months

The last atrocity took place on Sunday 25th August when insurgents captured 26 Christians in Sanaba, western Burkina Faso and took them to a church where they murdered them by cutting their throats.

Sep 04, 2024 11:38

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians

150 killed (22 of them Christians) in “unprecedented” Islamist attack in Burkina Faso

A group of more than 100 jihadists opened fire on both soldiers and civilians digging defensive trenches to protect themselves in Barsalogho, central Burkina Faso

Aug 27, 2024 17:51

Amy Balog

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Christians brace for more attacks after new killing

Father Ihyula told ACN that the goal of the militant herdsmen is to “suffocate people through hunger”, making it difficult for them to collect their food products – so “when it is time to harvest, beginning in August, September and through December, more attacks are coming”.

Aug 12, 2024 17:30

Amy Balog

Good News•Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Preserving Christianity in Iraq 10 years after Daesh invasion

More than 120,000 Christians sought refuge in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region after Daesh conquered Qaraqosh and other ancient Christian settlements in the Nineveh Plains on 6th August 2014.

Aug 08, 2024 18:13

Amy Balog

Testimonies

Caring for poor and forgotten communities: these are Guatemalan nuns

Three Sisters of the Guadalupe Province of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus have been working hard for more than a decade to provide help to ethnic Mayan communities and others in need.

Jul 31, 2024 17:53

Amy Balog

Local Church•Testimonies

Haiti: why are gangs attacking priests? One of them answers

Father Martial added that there appears to be “an organised campaign against the Church because we have seen so many priests and religious fall victim to these gangs”. He explained: “Many dioceses and communities have suffered from theft and aggression”.

Jul 27, 2024 18:12

Amy Balog