TURKEY – Family of Priest Abducted by ‘Unidentified Men’ in Turkey

Faithwire | Will Maule | Jan. 16, 2020 The parents of a Chaldean Catholic priest have disappeared in southeastern Turkey. According to Washington D.C.-based persecution watchdog, International Christian Concern, the…

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USA/VATICAN – Ambassador Gingrich’s Remarks to the Abrahamic Faiths Initiative

U.S. Embassy to the Holy See | January 14, 2020 Ambassador Gingrich’s Remarks to the Abrahamic Faiths Initiative Villa Richardson January 14, 2020 Your Eminence, Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, and…

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U.K. – Government to increase protections for persecuted Christians abroad, following Bishop’s review

U.K. Telegraph | Gabriella Swerling, Social and Religious Affairs Editor | Jan. 11, 2020 Persecuted Christians abroad will have their protection bolstered by the British government, following a landmark pledge…

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ROME – Cdl Burke: Vatican’s global pact for ‘new humanism’ promotes one-world gov’t, opposes Christ’s Kingship

LifeSite News | Jan. 3, 2020 LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, January 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Raymond Burke is calling on faithful Catholics to “stand up and give witness to the…

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HUNGARY – Five Things I Learned about Hungary’s Commitment to Fighting Christian Persecution Worldwide

Providence Magazine | Faith McDonnell | Dec. 10, 2019 In 26 years of advocacy for the global persecuted church, this is a new one for me. The government of a…

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USA – Forbes Calls for Global Recognition of Christian Persecution

Breitbart | Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. | Dec. 2, 2019 Forbes magazine has appealed for recognition of the phenomenon of Christian persecution around the globe as a crisis demanding focused…

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HUNGARY – Hungary isn’t afraid to call ‘Christian persecution’ what it is

Spectator |Marlo Safi | Dec. 2, 2019 Following Donald Trump’s election, there was hope that the US would aid Christian communities overseas, especially in Iraq where the population of Christians…

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WORLDWIDE – Recognizing The Phenomenon Of The Persecution Of Christians Globally

Forbes | Ewelina U. Ochab | Nov. 30, 2019 Acts of violence based on religion or belief are on the increase globally. This includes atrocities that amount to genocide and…

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HUNGARY – Assyrian Patriarchs Address Christian Persecution Conference in Hungary

Assyrian Patriarchs Address Christian Persecution Conference in Hungary AINA | Bar Daisan | Nov. 28, 2019 Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II. ( Syriac Patriarchate)…

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ROME/ABU DHABI – Abp Viganò decries Pope-approved plan to build ‘Abrahamic’ religious site with Muslims, Jews

LifeSite News | Nov. 21, 2019 ROME, November 21, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Invoking the blasphemous Tower of Babel, whose builders sought to attain to heaven by their own power, Archbishop Carlo…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Leaders to Attend Christian Persecution Conference in Hungary

Nov. 26-28 Event in Budapest Will Bring Together Top International Leaders to Address Global Scourge of Christian Persecution and Genocide For Immediate Release | Nov. 20, 2019 WASHINGTON—Just before Thanksgiving,…

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SYRIA – The Road from Damascus: How a Syrian Christian Spoke at Harvard’s Commencement

Christianity Today | Ryan Burge | Nov. 7, 2019 Following Turkey’s recent incursion into Syria and establishment of a “safe zone” in coordination with Russia, the beleaguered nation faces another…

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REPORT – Persecuted and forgotten? Ancient Christian communities in north-east Syria after the US evacuation

The Tablet | Nov. 7, 2019 Donald Trump’s decision to order the evacuation of remaining US forces from north-east Syria might have sealed the fate of its age-old Christian communities…

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STATEMENT – Save the Persecuted Christians Praises Passage of House Resolution on Armenian Genocide

STATEMENT | November 6, 2019 WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of Christians facing heavy persecution worldwide, is lauding the approval of a…

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CHINA – Dictatorships at U.N.: China’s Concentration Camps Bring Happiness

Breitbart | Frances Martel | Oct. 30, 2019 A group of 54 United Nations members issued a statement Tuesday defending China for building over 1,000 concentration camps to imprison, torture,…

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USA – Anti-IS coalition to meet in Washington on November 14, US says

Times of Israel | Oct. 29, 2019 WASHINGTON — More than 30 nations fighting the Islamic State group will gather in Washington on November 14 in a French-initiated meeting as…

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SYRIA – ‘There Won’t be Christians Left’: Syrian Christians Fear Grim Future in Shadow of Turkey’s Invasion

CBN NEWS | Chris Mitchell | Oct. 21, 2019 JERUSALEM, Israel - A spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces (SDF) says they have completely evacuated fighters from a besieged…

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