(Xavier Burgos/ACN) — The end of Christianity in Syria would be a great loss, because “the Church stands as a reminder to every one of the ethics of justice and human dignity as a supreme value,” says Archbishop Jacques Mourad. … Continue reading
Category: Persecution of the Church
Israel’s War on Christianity: The Holy Land under Siege
A documented pattern of Israeli attacks on Christians, and Christian churches, clergy, cemeteries, and holy sites is driving Christianity to the brink in its birthplace.
Slaughter of Christians in Nigeria shows what happens when governments turn a blind eye
(Jonathon Van Maren/LifeSiteNews) — Christians in Nigeria have faced sporadic persecution since the 1950s, but the past 25 years have seen a wave of violence that is swiftly becoming a slow-motion genocide. Despite that, the international community has for the most part … Continue reading
Jewish settlers attack Palestinian Christian village
(Catholic World News) — Jewish settlers in the West Bank attacked the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh (Taibeh) and set fires near the cemetery and a fifth-century church. The priests of the village’s three churches—Latin-rite Catholic, Melkite Catholic, and Greek Orthodox—appealed to … Continue reading
Israel Demolishes Statue of Saint George in Southern Lebanon on Palm Sunday
(Middle East Monitor) — The Israeli occupation army demolished a statue of Saint George in the town of Yaroun, in the Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon, as Christians marked Palm Sunday, according to Lebanese media. The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) shared … Continue reading
Report: Attacks on Catholics increasingly common and tolerated in Europe and Latin America
This excellent report is worth being read in its entirety. (David Ramos/CNA) — Attacks against Christians, especially Catholics, are on the rise in both Europe and Latin America, according to various reports from specialized organizations. During 2023, the Observatory on … Continue reading
3-day peaceful protests in Nigerian diocese call for end to abductions, killings
(Abah Anthony John/ACI Africa via CNA) — Participants in peaceful protests held March 25–27 in Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi emphasized the need for improved security and called for an end to abductions targeting clergy that have resulted in the deaths of some abductees. … Continue reading
Axe-Wielding Islamist Attacks Christian Assyrian New Year’s Parade in Iraq
The following bullet-point summary of the AP article, “A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year parade in Iraq,” is followed by a brief summary of the religious significance of the event. Both are … Continue reading
Report finds 111 attacks on Israeli Christians in 2024; most perpetrated by ‘ultra-Orthodox’ Jews
(CWN) — A new report by the Jerusalem-based Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue has found “111 cases of attacks or violence recorded in 2024” against Christians in Israel and Jerusalem, the Vatican newspaper reported. “In 35 cases there was also vandalism … Continue reading
US commission names 16 ‘egregious’ violators of religious freedom
(Catholic World News) — The governments of 16 nations — Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), China, Cuba, Eritrea, India, Iran, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam — engage in, or tolerate, “systematic, ongoing, and egregious … Continue reading
Myanmar soldiers set fire to cathedral
(Catholic World News) — Soldiers associated with Myanmar’s military junta set fire to the cathedral in Bhamo, a city in Kachin State, site of the Kachin conflict. “The priest’s house, the three-story building that houses the diocesan offices and the high … Continue reading
Syria: Aleppo Carmelites Decry ‘a crime against humanity — a true genocide’
(CV NEWS FEED) — Following the outbreak of violence in northwest Syria against minorities including Alawites and Christians, the Carmelite nuns in Aleppo have spoken out saying that a genocide is taking place, according to a March 11 X post from … Continue reading
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Joins Other Patriarchs Condemning Anti-Christian Violence in Syria
The article at LifeSiteNews is highly recommended. It narrates the provocative and deadly role that Israel has had to play in Syria, as well as the American Department of State under the notoriously corrupt Hillary Clinton. Sadly, the United States … Continue reading
Syria, Bishop Jallouf: It’s Not a New Civil War
Vatican News has published an article in Italian, with no English translation, that may be of interest to our readers regarding goings on in Syria. It is an interview with Bishop Hanna Jallouf, Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo and spiritual leader … Continue reading
‘Black Mass’ Sacrilege Planned Inside Kansas State Capitol Sparks Outrage
TOPEKA, Kansas (TFP Student Action) — On March 28, the Kansas State Capitol will be the site of a public sacrilege. A group called The Satanic Grotto has scheduled what they call a Black Mass inside the Capitol building from … Continue reading
