Tag: Christian Persecution
But an increasingly vocal band of advocates and experts says the Trump administration’s policies have failed to address many of the challenges faced by Christians...
Trump aims to protect persecuted Christians, but some aren’t sure he’s helping
by: Jack Jenkins July 25, 2019 (RNS) — Just weeks into President Trump’s first term, David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network asked the businessman-turned-politician whether he would make theRead More
Christians and Muslims, the largest and most widespread globally of any group, experienced government and/or social religious persecution...
Pew: Christian, Muslim persecution most widespread
by Diana Chandler WASHINGTON, July 16, 2019 (BP) — Christians and Muslims are persecuted in more countries than any other religious group, Pew Research Center said in a decade-long studyRead More
Iraqi girl who ‘captured millions of hearts’ urges Christians to pray, bring hope to refugee children
SAT-7 releases Sequel of Hope for World Refugee Day, June 20
EASTON, Md. — A refugee girl in the “cradle of Christianity” – who captured the hearts of millions on TV and social media with a message of hope and forgivenessRead More
Archbishop Theophile Nare of the diocese of Kaya expressed pain at the deaths and appealed for peace, while paying tribute to the dead priest.
Sowing division, Islamists target Christians in Burkina Faso
by: Paul O’DonnellMay 14, 2019 (RNS) — A rash of attacks on churches in Burkina Faso is exposing the growing challenge of containing Islamist violence across Africa’s Sahel region. OnRead More
The Sri Lankan government accused a local militant Islamist group...
Sri Lanka Christian massacre ‘shocking in its cruelty’
by David RoachCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 22, 2019 (BP) — Easter bombings in Sri Lanka that targeted Christians and killed at least 290 people have prompted calls to prayer by SouthernRead More
"[T]hey rank human trafficking, poverty and the refugee crisis as more urgent problems than the persecution of Christians."
Poll measures US Catholics’ perceptions of the global persecution of Christians
NEW YORK — According to a new poll, 46 percent of US Catholics say the global persecution of Christians is “very severe”—an increase of more than 16 percent compared to aRead More