Gaza is currently experiencing a fragile peace, but a visiting delegation from ACN found that the situation in the West Bank has not improved for Christians, who must struggle to find reasons to hope in the future. Aid to the … Continue reading
Category: Persecution of the Church
DR Congo: Missionary describes chaos in Goma, with ‘many dead and refugee camps under attack’
(Aid to the Church in Need) — Two weeks after the M23 armed group attacked the city of Goma, there is still fighting in the province of North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, worsening humanitarian conditions … Continue reading
How Persecuted Catholics in Myanmar (Burma) Celebrate the Jubilee Year
Loikaw, Myanmar (Agenzia Fides) — Displacement, hunger, cold, the fatigue of a daily life in refugee camps or in makeshift settlements in the forests cannot stop the Catholic faithful of Loikaw, a diocese in the Burmese state of Kayah in … Continue reading
Syrian Archbishop Jacques Mourad: ‘we do not know who is still alive and who is dead’
HOMS (Gianni Valente/Agenzia Fides) — “A new era has begun for Syria. And it is a difficult time again,” said Archbishop Jacques Mourad. The monk of the Deir Mar Musa community, spiritual son of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, was held hostage … Continue reading
Ortega regime seizes Nicaragua’s Matagalpa seminary
(Edgar Beltrán/The Pillar) — The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega confiscated the seminary of the Matagalpa diocese on Monday, as persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua continues. According to local sources, the San Luis de Gonzaga Seminary had around 60 … Continue reading
Being a priest today: One of the most dangerous missions in the world
(Aid to the Church in Need) — The number of priests and religious kidnapped increased in 2024, while the number arrested for reasons of persecution diminished. In total, ACN registered 122 cases impacting priests and religious, including 13 murders, 38 … Continue reading
More than 380 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith
According to Open Doors International, “More than 380 [million] Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.” Further, one in seven are persecuted worldwide, while one in five suffer persecution in Africa and two in five in … Continue reading
China’s oldest priest dies at 104: a life of faith amid 25 years of persecution
(Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA) — China’s oldest priest has passed away, leaving behind a legacy of brave adherence to the faith of the Catholic Church in the face of persecution. Father Joseph Guo Fude, SVD, died on Dec. 30, 2024, two months … Continue reading
Col. Douglas Macgregor on Syria: ‘Christians Have Already Been Decapitated’
Yesterday, Judge Andrew Napolitano interviewed Col. Douglas Macgregor for his “Judging Freedom” podcast on YouTube. In the interview, entitled “America’s Next War of Choice” — which concerned mostly American posturing with Iran as well as President-Elect Trump striving to end … Continue reading
Don’t rush to claim Syria’s Christians are safe – we’re dealing with Islamists in a volatile situation
At the Catholic Herald, Georgia Gilholy has published a very good article on the uncertain situation of Syrian Christians given the new status quo that is post-Assad Syria. Please do not be quick to believe what any of the mainstream … Continue reading
Catholic FBI Whistleblower, Marcus Allen, Punished for His Faith, Politics, and Thoughts on COVID-19
In an exclusive interview with CNA’s Tyler Arnold, Catholic FBI whistleblower, Marcus Allen, reveals disturbing details regarding disciplinary actions taken against him due to his Catholic Faith, his political conservatism, and his views on COVID-19 and his refusal to take … Continue reading
Traditionalist Priest Hounded by Lunatics in the French Government
Abbé Matthieu Raffray, a priest of the traditionalist Institute of the Good Shepherd, is being hounded by a French government official for calling homosexual acts sinful and for calling homosexuality a “weakness.” Aurore Bergé, a government minister “for equality between … Continue reading
Israel’s Vatican Ambassador Accuses Jersusalem Patriarchate of ‘Blood Libel,’ Admits IDF May Have Killed Unarmed Catholic Women
Responding to the statement made by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem accusing the IDF of “murdering” two unarmed Catholic women on church property “in cold blood,” the Israeli ambassador to the Holy See, Raphael Schutz, accused the Latin Patriarchate of … Continue reading
Brazil: 28 Statues Destroyed in One Church
CNA: One or more unidentified individuals entered and desecrated a Catholic church in Brazil, destroying all 28 statues of saints, to the pain and outrage of the faithful. The attack took place Oct. 10 around noon in São Mateus church … Continue reading
Amakusa Shiro and the Holocaust at Shimabara
National Catholic Register, Luke O’Hara:That spring day must have dawned on Hara Castle like any other — sparrows chirping in the boughs above as soft waves lapped on the shore far below, and the doves thrumming their morning song as … Continue reading
