Christian released after 8 years in jail for unintentionally burning newspaper with Islamic phrases

Apr 03, 2023 07:46

John Pontifex

Burning newspaper. Photo: Pxfuel

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Raped at gunpoint. Christian teen describes her horrific captivity

Kinza Sindhu – who is just 14 years old – was abducted from her home in Lahore by five men on 19th September 2022. The Movement for Solidarity and Peace calculated that up to 1,000 young female Christians and Hindus, aged 12-25, are abducted and forced to convert to Islam every year.

Mar 19, 2023 22:01

John Newton

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

USA: Three Out of Five Workers Fear to Share Their Religious Points of View in the Workplace

The survey results show that two-thirds of employed adults in the United States believe that discussing their political or religious beliefs at work can harm them.

Mar 19, 2023 21:49

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

USA: 300th Catholic Church Attacked Since 2020

CatholicVote has been tracking the attacks since the civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd in May 2020. The riots started a wave of violence and vandalism against Catholic churches that only accelerated after the unrest died down.

Mar 15, 2023 04:28

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Why is the government letting people be killed?

Last year, 93 villages were attacked in Benue State alone resulting in the deaths of 325 farmers.

Mar 14, 2023 01:23

John Newton

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaraguan Dictatorship Expropriates Two Universities of the Church and Sanctions Caritas Harshly

The government of Daniel Ortega closed two universities linked to the Catholic Church and also removed the legal personality of Cáritas de Nicaragua, stopping the social service action of the Catholic Church in the country.

Mar 13, 2023 01:15

Rafael Llanes

Antony Blinken Meets Pope Francis Amid Global Turmoil: A Push for Peace and Humanitarian Action

Pope announces inclusion of Chinese in general audiences

Speaking to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on November 27, Pope Francis shared, “With the start of Advent next week, the catechesis summary during the General Audience will also be translated into Chinese.”

Christian released after 8 years in jail for unintentionally burning newspaper with Islamic phrases

Vatican Reports to UN That One Out of Every Seven Christians Suffers Persecution

USA: Transexual Woman Kills Three Children and Three Adults in a Christian School

Haiti: Second kidnapped priest released

Killed for teaching kidnapper the ‘Our Father’

Jews Attack the Church of Mary’s Tomb in Jerusalem

Green light for trial of student banned from U.S. university for expressing religious views

Raped at gunpoint. Christian teen describes her horrific captivity

USA: Three Out of Five Workers Fear to Share Their Religious Points of View in the Workplace

USA: 300th Catholic Church Attacked Since 2020

Nigeria: Why is the government letting people be killed?

Nicaraguan Dictatorship Expropriates Two Universities of the Church and Sanctions Caritas Harshly