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Christians killed attending Mass in Burkina Faso
It is not clear who was responsible for the attack. But everything points to Islamic fundamentalists.
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Database tracks religious persecution: There's a growing trend of it in the West
Global Christian Relief is an organization that works both to bring awareness to the millions of Christians facing persecution and to bring aid to them on the ground.
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What is the ongoing situation in Nigeria?
Since 2011, the primarily Muslim Fulani tribe has clashed with Christian farmers and their attacks have intensified in an attempt to seize land and scarce resources.
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4 people killed and dozens injured from bomb attack during Mass in Philippines
Four people were killed and dozens injured when the Islamic State bombed a gymnasium of a university in the Philippines while Mass was being celebrated.
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Students in UK #BreaktheSilence on persecuted Christians around the world
Schools in the United Kingdom are doing what they can to raise awareness of the discrimination and persecution more than 360 million Christians face.
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Nuns and monks kidnapped as dangers for Christians in Nigeria continue
In early October, three Benedictine monks were kidnapped by an armed gang. Just days ago, two were eventually freed, while one was killed and his body thrown into a river.
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Markowa: the hometown of the Ulma family
The Polish family of 9 was killed by the Nazis in 1944 for hiding and protecting Jews in their home.
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Document reveals names of 3,200 Jews protected by Church during Nazi regime
The names on the list are being cross-examined with other documents to verify the identity of the people.
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Nicaraguan government bans Jesuit religious order from the country
The Jesuits responded in a statement saying this measure is “unjustified” and “arbitrary” and one more step in the “systematic repression” they are suffering.
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Repressed Nicaraguan students may lose their university degree
President Daniel Ortega's regime has seized Nicaragua's Central American University and expelled almost a dozen Jesuits from their home.
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Pakistani Christians to their ambassador to Italy
The Association of Pakistani Christians in Italy met with the ambassador to present a formal protest regarding the attacks against Christians on August 16, which culminated in the burning of 21 churches and 100 houses.
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"Some people at the university have even had their accounts frozen"
The former rector of the Central American University expressed his concern that the Nicaraguan government has not only confiscated assets from the institution but has also frozen the accounts of some of its employees.
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Jesuits respond to Nicaraguan government seizing university property
In their statement, the Jesuits hold the government responsible for the ruling against the Central American University.
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Vatican delegate to the United Nations condemns religious hate crimes
The Vatican delegate to the UN—Fr. John D. Putzer—said religious hate crimes abuse the invaluable gift of freedom of expression.
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62% of world's population lives in countries that violate religious freedom
On June 22, Aid to the Church in Need launched the World Religious Freedom Report 2023.
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Nearly 30 years after the Rwandan genocide
A survivor of the genocide claims that faith has been an essential aspect of reconciliation process between the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda.
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"Sri Lanka will be free when the truth about the Easter Sunday bombing is known"
Four years after bombs destroyed churches and killed 250 people, the local community is still searching for the truth.
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Shopping saved a missionary's life in Mozambique
Despite the terrorist attack in 2022, the Comboni Sisters remain in Mozambique.
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Nicaraguan missionary calls visit to Bishop Rolando Álvarez a "set-up"
The Bishop has been in prison for more than a month after being convicted of treason. A charge that he says is false.
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Patriarchate of Jerusalem, WCC speak against recent attack
The World Council of Churches joined the Patriarchate in condemnation of the attack, calling for the protection of all holy sites.
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UN asks Nicaragua to release Bishop Rolando Álvarez from prison
The United Nations is also calling for the restoration of citizenship and political rights of those who have opposed the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo regime.
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Nicaraguan prisoner says he got out of jail thanks to Bishop Rolando Álvarez
Bishop Álvarez helped others, but is still in prison himself.
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Weekly Program: The World Seen from The Vatican 02-15-23
-Pope Francis prays for earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey.
-Religious sisters fight against human trafficking.
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Shrine to first U.S. born martyr to be dedicated on February 17 in Oklahoma City
Shrine to first U.S. born martyr to be dedicated on February 17 in Oklahoma City