PODCAST – Laura Ingraham with Fr. Ben Kiely: Christians tortured, killed and media yawn…
Fr. Benedict Kiely reveals the truth about Christian genocide in the Middle East, and details what may have started the slaughter. LISTEN HERE
WORLDWIDE – Cardinal Sarah says defending migrants is a ‘false exegesis’ of the Gospels
The Tablet U.K. | Apr. 1, 2019 The Church should not support “this new form of slavery” because the West, with its low birth rate, risked disappearing, he argued. “If…
Persecution of Women – How are men and women persecuted differently for their faith in Christ? Expert explains
christianpost.com By Samuel Smith, CP Reporter | Sunday, March 24, 2019 Open Doors gender persecutions expert Helene Fisher | WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE A new report from the Christian persecution watchdog…
WORLDWIDE – World Watch List
Open Doors | Jan. 1, 2019 World Watch List of 2019 [READ FULL LIST]
‘Listen to Their Cry’: Churches Worldwide Take Part in Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians
The Christian Post | Nov. 4, 2018 As many as 100,000 congregations worldwide and millions of Christians are participating in a day of prayer for the persecuted church Sunday. Known…
Faith’s Top 10 International Religious Liberty Stories of 2018
Juicy Ecumenism | Jan. 5, 2019 Some American Christians are far more focused on conditions in their own church than on suffering fellow Christians around the world. They are less…
WORLDWIDE – “America, Please Stand for Us: We are Dying!” Muslim Persecution of Christians: September, 2018
Raymond Ibrahim | Dec. 19, 2018 The Slaughter of Christians Central African Republic: As many as 42 people—mostly Christian women—“were hacked to death … after suspected Islamist rebels attacked a group…
Donald Trump Signs Genocide Relief Act for Christians in Iraq and Syria
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump signed a law on Tuesday combatting genocide of Christians in the Middle East, legislation supported by the Knights of Columbus and a broad array…
Persecution of Minority Christian Women ‘Hidden, Complex, and Interwoven with “Everyday” Discrimination’
World Watch Monitor | Nov. 26, 2018 Five new reports – about Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Colombia and the Central African Republic – unmask the multiple domestic, societal and state dynamics…
WESTERN NATIONS – Western Countries are not doing enough to Stop Global Surge in Violence Against Religious Minorities
Christian Today | Nov. 22, 2018 Western nations are failing to help the world's religious minorities as they grapple with a surge in violent attacks and intimidation, a new report…
UNITED STATES – USAID Urges Christians, Other Minorities to Return to Iraq: ‘America Is on the Ground’
Breitbart | November 9, 2018 The recently appointed special representative for reconstruction in minority areas of Iraq for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) told Breitbart News he has…
Worldwide – Remembering the Suffering Church on International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted
International Christian Concern | November 4, 2018 Every year, on the first Sunday in November, the Church comes together for the International Day of Pray for the Persecuted, commonly known…
Trump Administration Redoubles Its Efforts to Get Aid to Iraq’s Christians
National Catholic Register | Oct. 29, 2018 WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence made a promise last year that the United States would send aid directly to the persecuted Christians…
United States – International Religious Freedom Day
United States Department of State | Oct. 26, 2018 Today we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRF Act) into law. The…
United Nations – The UN’s scary silence on Asia Bibi’s blasphemy case
The Washington Examiner | Oct. 25, 2018 Today, on the front page of the United Nations’ website is an article entitled, “French full-body veil ban, violated women’s freedom of religion: UN Human…
UNITED STATES – U.S. to Redirect Aid to Christian Victims of ISIS in Iraq and Syria
International Christian Concern | Oct. 23, 2018 The Arab Weekly recently reported that the United States would increase aid to Iraqi and Syrian religious and ethnic minorities that were targeted…
United States – Why America’s Religious Freedom Ambassador Thinks Everyone can Help ‘Fight’ for this ‘Foundational’ Right
Desert News | Oct. 8, 2018 Ambassador Sam Brownback delivers a speech about religious freedom during the 25th annual International Law and Religion Symposium at BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law…
United States – ‘Eliminate’ Blasphemy Laws, says US Commission Chief on International Blasphemy Day
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 1, 2018 In Pakistan, blasphemy accusations often leads to riots, like this one in Islamabad in November 2017.(Photo: World Watch Monitor) Blasphemy laws are “dangerous”…
United States – Pence Pressure Prompts USAID to Appoint Liaison for Iraqi Christians
AL-Monitor | Oct. 1, 2018 Displaced Iraqi Christians now have their own special liaison to the premier US aid agency, thanks to pressure from Vice President Mike Pence. USAID Administrator…
HUNGARY – Hungary Awarded for Helping Persecuted Christians of Middle East
Christians in Pakistan | Sept. 18, 2018 Hungary has been acknowledged for playing a vital role in helping the persecuted Christians of the Middle East. In this regard, the Center…
ISIS has infiltrated the West — here’s how we know
Washington Examiner | Aug. 17, 2018 The arrest this week of an Islamic State fighter in California, and a Yazidi woman's experience in Germany, are evidence of ISIS' successful infiltration…
OPINION – In the wake of ISIS: Seeking to restore what is right and good for the Yazidis
The Hill | Aug. 10, 2018 Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), Opinion Contributor In May of 2016, Navy Seal Charlie Keating was embedded with Kurdish Peshmerga forces in an area of…
Knights of Columbus pledge support for persecuted Christians
Catholic News Agency | 080818 Baltimore, Md., Aug 7, 2018 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Carl Anderson pledged the fraternal organization’s continued efforts to aid and…
Trump Admin Creates Religious Liberty Task Force to Protect Pro-Life Christians
LifeNews | 073018 The Trump administration has created a Religious Liberty Task Force, led by pro-life Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in order to protect and promote religious liberty. The new…
U.S. Ministerial – Persecution of Andrew Brunson, John Cao Shared at Religious Freedom Ministerial
Christianity Today | 072418 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The first victim of religious persecution to share their story today at the US State Department’s first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom couldn’t…
U.S. Ministerial – U.S. gathering on religious freedom sets up competing narratives
Politico | 072118 The event is drawing dozens of countries and hundreds of activists, some who say they’ll call out what they see as Trump’s human rights hypocrisy. The U.S.…
U.S. Ministerial – Pompeo speaks ahead of first ever Ministerial on religious freedom
CRUX | 072181 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters at United Nations headquarters, Friday, July 20, 2018. (Credit: Mary Altaffer/AP.) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. State Department…
MINISTERIAL – Mike Pompeo: Trump Administration Making ‘Clarion Call for Religious Freedom Around the World’
Breitbart | 072018 | Dr. Susan Berry Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the scheduled gathering next week to advance religious freedom around the globe is a sign the…
ROME – Christians to disappear from the Middle East, fears Pope
The News | International | 070718 Christians to disappear from the Middle East, fears Pope Bari, Italy: Pope Francis on Saturday voiced concern that Christians will disappear from the Middle…
Exclusive – Hungarian Foreign Minister: ‘We Have a Special Responsibility’ to Protect Persecuted Christians
Breitbart | 062918 The Hungarian government has no qualms about tailoring its foreign financial assistance to favor persecuted Christian communities around the world, a top official from the European nation…
Rome Symposium Shines Light on Religious Persecution in Preparation for U.S. Ministerial
National Catholic Register | 062518 “It’s a dangerous time to be a person of faith,” said Ambassador Callista Gingrich. “We are at a critical moment. We can and must do…
Evangelicals say Christian refugees are being shut out of the US
Christian Today | 062318 A group of evangelical Christians are concerned that only a handful of Christians from the Middle East have been admitted to the US so far this…
Orthodox Christian Leaders Hold Religious Freedom Summit
Archon News | 052118 Recently, the senior leaders of the Archons of Saint Andrew met in New York in their indefatigable effort to assist the senior leader of the Orthodox…
NYC Inaugurates First Shrine in World for Persecuted Christians
Breitbart | 061318 The Catholic Church in New York has inaugurated the first Shrine in the world dedicated to prayer for persecuted Christians, with the blessing of the icon of…
OPINION – Help Is on the Way for Middle Eastern Christians
Under President Trump’s orders, USAID is directing aid to persecuted communities in Iraq Wall Street Journal | OPINION | Mark Green, Director USAID | 061318 When Islamic State captured the…
EDITORIAL: Brownback visits the Springs to promote international religious freedom
The Colorado Springs Gazette | Editorial | 061218 Checks and balances uphold the First Amendment's protection to exercise religion in the United States. Few other countries enjoy the same protection.…
Pence Demands USAID Break Through Bureaucratic Gridlock to Help Iraqi Christians, Yazidis
Free Beacon | 060918 Incensed over bureaucratic attempts to thwart a direct White House executive order, Vice President Mike Pence is dispatching U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green…
USAID – Statement from Vice President Mike Pence on aid to Iraq and Syria
White House | Office of the Vice President | 060818 “President Trump and Vice President Pence made restoring the rights and property of Iraq’s Christian and Yazidi communities, who were…
Vanity Fair ad takes ‘#MeToo’ campaign to victims of religious violence
Catholic News Agency | 060618 Rome, Italy, Jun 6, 2018 / 12:52 am (CNA).- A new ad in the Italian edition of Vanity Fair magazine has given the global #MeToo…
State Department Releases 2017 International Religious Freedom Report
JuiceyEcumenism | Faith McDonnell | 060618 Last week the State Department Office of International Religious Freedom released the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…