The 50 Countries that Persecute Christians the Most Today and The Role of Communism and Islamism

Jan 18, 2025 21:37

in 2024, 4,476 Christians were killed because of their faith, 4,744 were imprisoned for religious reasons and 7,679 Christian churches and properties were attacked. On average, one in seven Christians is persecuted worldwide, a situation suffered by one in five Christians in Africa and two in five Christians in Asia.

the country has seen a growth in priestly vocations in recent years

On December 29, Suleman was brutally attacked and shot

The annual list proposed by Fides, as it has been for some time, does not refer only to missionaries and pastoral workers “ad gentes”

Many of these nuns are expected to seek refuge in Latin American

Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Hate crimes against Christians in Europe are on the rise: these are the facts

With 2,444 incidents recorded in 35 European nations in 2023, the findings reveal an alarming erosion of religious tolerance in a region celebrated as the cradle of pluralism and freedom.

Nov 20, 2024 18:35

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaragua Intensifies Crackdown on Catholic Church, Blocking Priests from Administering Last Rites

The right to receive spiritual care in times of illness and death is considered by many a fundamental one, and the government’s recent prohibitions have sparked concern worldwide over the trajectory of religious rights under the Ortega administration.

Nov 08, 2024 15:21

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigerian Priest Freed After Offering Himself as Captive, While Abductions of Clergy Surge in the Region

His release brings a moment of relief amid the tension gripping Nigeria’s Christian communities as clergy face growing threats of kidnapping across the country’s southern region. Just this week, new abductions were reported.

Nov 08, 2024 14:27

Elizabeth Owens

Persecuted Christians

#RedWednesday events in over 20 countries to raise awareness of Christian persecution

The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is organising activities to commemorate Red Wednesday on 20 November in over than twenty countries. This annual event aims to shed light on the persecution faced by Christians worldwide and the fundamental right to religious freedom.

Nov 06, 2024 17:50

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Burkina Faso: Priest calls for prayer after three new terrorist attacks

The Diocese of Fada N’Gourma has been shaken by new terrorist attacks in the parishes of Piéla and Saatenga, in the east of the country, causing many deaths and significant material destruction. These attacks form part of a pattern of terrorist violence which has been going on in the country since 2015.

Nov 05, 2024 13:16

ZENIT Staff

Dates and Locations Announced for Mass Events with Pope Leo XIV in Spain

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a great Prayer Vigil with young people and three great Masses during his Apostolic Journey to Spain. Registration forms are now open for participation in these first confirmed events on the Pope’s agenda. Registration can be done through the official website of the trip: conelpapa.es.

On the Controversy with Trump, Leo XIV Denounces a «Not Entirely Accurate Narrative»

During the flight from Cameroon to Angola, the third leg of an itinerary that will ultimately take him to Equatorial Guinea, the Pope explained to the approximately 70 journalists accompanying him that many media interpretations are based on a dynamic of «comments upon comments,» rather than reflecting his true intentions.

The 50 Countries that Persecute Christians the Most Today and The Role of Communism and Islamism

Two Nuns Are Kidnapped in a Country Where Anti-Catholic Persecution is Growing

Vocations grow in Burkina Faso despite terrorism

Murder of young Suleman Masih shocks Christian community in Pakistan

How many missionaries were killed in 2024? List released

Nicaragua will be left without nuns and religious: government expels them all and sets date for their departure

Two months after French church arson, donor gives $1 million to rebuild it

Hate crimes against Christians in Europe are on the rise: these are the facts

Nicaragua Intensifies Crackdown on Catholic Church, Blocking Priests from Administering Last Rites

Nigerian Priest Freed After Offering Himself as Captive, While Abductions of Clergy Surge in the Region

#RedWednesday events in over 20 countries to raise awareness of Christian persecution

Burkina Faso: Priest calls for prayer after three new terrorist attacks