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Archive for the ‘Persecuted Christians’ Category

Salman, 36, celebrated his final Mass on May 10 at the Latin Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Beit Sahour Photo: Facebook

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

Holy Land: Catholic Church denounces Jewish settlers’ encroachment on church-owned properties. Israeli government seeks to mend relations

The Patriarchate condemns «encroachments» in Tayasir, stressing that protecting Church properties is a «red line.» Following a formal report to Israeli civil and military authorities, action has been taken against those responsible. As violence escalates Pizzaballa appeals for support for the local population. Meanwhile, Israel appointed a special envoy for the Christian world to mend relations.

Gender Ideology•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

This is how New York’s progressive administration is harassing nuns who care for the terminally ill

The New York State Department of Health has issued warnings to the sisters for failing to adopt policies that would grant residents access to bedrooms or restrooms aligned with their professed “gender identity” rather than biological sex, and for declining to commit to using residents’ preferred pronouns

Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

Between Cross and Power: Persecution, Propaganda, and the Cost of Faith in Russian-Controlled Territories

Two episodes, distinct in geography but closely linked in context, illustrate a pattern that is drawing increasing concern among observers of religious freedom: the death in custody of a Christian blogger in Russia, and the seizure of a Catholic church in occupied Ukraine during one of the most sacred moments of the Christian calendar