Aleteia, The attack on a Catholic Mass in Nigeria Sunday morning – with the death toll now at over 80 worshipers – represents a troubling development in the ongoing saga of Islamist violence against Christians, says an American expert on … Continue reading
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West Africa: Amid Massacres Hundreds of Thousands Flee Burkina Faso
Crux Jonathan Luxmoore Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings. The surge of attacks has forced some families to flee and leave … Continue reading
Nigeria: Moslem Terrorists Kill 13 Christians Kidnap 4 Seminarians
Morning Star News, Armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 13 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria on Wednesday (Jan. 8), the same day four students were kidnapped from a Catholic seminary in Kaduna state. Report is here.
West Africa: Terrorists Strike Again During a Mass, Six Killed Including Priest
National Catholic Register: A group of gunmen burned down a Catholic Church during Sunday Mass and killed at least six people, including a priest, in the west African nation of Burkina Faso Sunday morning. The attackers reportedly burst into the … Continue reading
Massacre in Sri Lanka Churches as Catholics Attend Easter Mass, Hundreds Killed and Wounded
NYTimes: As Christians in Sri Lanka gathered on Sunday morning to celebrate Easter Mass, powerful explosions ripped through three churches packed with worshipers, leaving hundreds of victims amid a havoc of splintered and blood-spattered pews. Report is here. And here. Update: … Continue reading
Pakistan: ‘Ended Peacefully’? Victims of Moslem Fanaticism in Hiding, 200 Christian Families Flee Their Homes
AsiaNews, Shafique Khokhar: Charges of desecrating the pages of the Qurʾān saw three young Christian women, including two minors, placed under arrest. It was later discovered that none of the charges were true, but by then the news had spread … Continue reading
Prayers: Moslem Terrorists Bomb Cathedral in Philippines, 27 Dead
PhilstarGlobal: At least 27 people were killed when two bombs hit a cathedral in Jolo, Sulu, the military said Sunday, days after voters backed the creation of a new Muslim autonomous region. The first explosion occurred inside the Cathedral of … Continue reading
Africa, DRC: Moslem Killers Slaughter Dozens of Christians in Benin
World Watch Monitor: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dozens are feared killed as armed men believed to be Islamist militants from the ADF group stormed the eastern town of Beni, in the volatile province of North Kivu, on … Continue reading
Where Is the Outcry From Moslem World? 22 Dead in London, Now 28 Christians Killed in Egypt
Spirit Daily: A team of gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians south of Cairo Friday, killing at least 26 [NBC has 28] people, including children, and wounding 25 other people, Egyptian officials confirmed. More here with news … Continue reading
Moslem Terrorists Kidnap Priest and a Dozen Worshipers from Church
Spirit Daily: Philippines: Muslim extremists abducted a Catholic priest and more than a dozen churchgoers while laying siege to a southern Philippine city overnight, burning buildings, ambushing soldiers and hoisting flags of the Islamic State group, officials said Wednesday. President … Continue reading
Pakistan: Deranged Imam Calls for Hanging of Asia Bibi to Soothe Lynch Mob Vigilantes
Catholic Culture: An Islamic leader in Pakistan is calling for the prompt execution of Asia Bibi, claiming that the state’s failure to punish her alleged blasphemy is the cause of the lynching of another man accused of blasphemy. More here with … Continue reading
Ramadan Ended by Slaughter in Baghdad
AsiaNews: The death toll so far from a series of bomb attacks that struck Baghdad yesterday is 29 dead and 80 people injured. At present there are no official claims for yesterday’s attacks, but – in recent times – these terrorist … Continue reading
178 Catholic Churches Under Police Protection in France
Catholic Culture: After a planned terrorist attack on two French churches was averted, Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced that “specific protection” is being provided to 178 Catholic places of worship. More on this here.
Moslem Terrorists Kill 17 in Pakistan
A fifteen year-old Catholic was among others who blocked a suicide bomber from entering a Catholic church. Four Moslems were killed preventing another bomber from entering an Anglican church. AsiaNews:The number of people killed in yesterday’s twin attacks against Christian churches … Continue reading
The ‘Religion of Peace’ Continues to Kill Christians, Moderate Moslems Are Mute
Who were these “armed men”? Hold your breath if you expect any strong voice from Islamaland condemning this. Agenzia Fides: The Coptic Catholic Church of Kafr el-Dawar, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and officiated by the Franciscan fathers, was attacked … Continue reading