USA – Virgin Mary statue vandalized on N. Wichita Catholic church’s property
KWCH | Dec 10, 2019 A picture circulating on social media shows vandalism to a statue of the Virgin Mary that sat outside a north Wichita Catholic church. Her hands…
EGYPT – Christian leaders in Egypt reflect on persecution of Coptic minority
Crux | Christopher White | Nov. 27, 2019 Inside the offices of Bishop Anba Makarios, leader of the Orthodox Coptic Christians in Al Minya, Egypt. (Credit: Christopher White/Crux.) AL MINYA,…
WORLDWIDE – Report: Christian Persecution 2019 a Scourge of ‘Mammoth Proportions
June 2019 is an “especially menacing time” for Christians both on the domestic and international fronts, writes Christian persecution expert John L. Allen in a report Sunday. The U.S. Catholic…
CAR – 77-year-old French-Spanish nun beheaded in Central African Republic
Canadian Press | May 22,2019 BANGUI, Central African Republic — A 77-year-old French-Spanish nun who taught impoverished women and girls in volatile Central African Republic has been decapitated, local authorities…
UNITED STATES – Utah teacher forced student to wash off Ash Wednesday cross on forehead, family says
Fox News | March 7, 2019 A Utah elementary school teacher apologized to one of her Catholic students Wednesday -- and may still face disciplinary action -- after she forced him to wash…
IRAQ – Sale of Churches Sparks Controversy in Iraq
International Christian Concern | Jan. 8, 2019 The sale of churches and potential corruption regarding the resulting funds has sparked fresh controversy in Iraq. This comes as three churches have…
VIETNAM – Forced Eviction in Catholic Community of Loc Hung Leaves Hundreds of Families Homeless and Destitute, Including Many Political Activists
The 88 Project | Jan. 8, 2019 The 88 Project, January 8, 2019: 2019 started with a high-profile forced eviction against residents of Loc Hung vegetable garden, a Catholic residential…
CHINA – Second Underground Chinese Bishop Replaced by Government-backed Bishop
International Christian Concern | Dec. 20, 2018 A second bishop from China’s underground Catholic church is stepping aside as the government replaces him with an excommunicated clergyman, state-run media Global…
WORLDWIDE – Report: Half a Billion Christians Facing Global Persecution
Breitbart | Nov. 24, 2018 More than 60 percent of the world’s population of more than 7.5 billion reside in countries where the right to religious freedom is obstructed or…
MALAYSIA – Malaysia’s ‘Deep-Seated Tensions’ Exposed by MP’s Call for Religious Freedom
World Watch Monitor | Nov. 7, 2018 A Malaysian Catholic MP’s call last month for the government to sign the UN Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance…
VIETNAM – Vietnam Frees Catholic Blogger but Upholds 20-year Sentence for Another Activist
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 22, 2018 Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh during her trial in the southern coastal city of Nha Trang on 29 June 2017. A Vietnamese…
NIGER – Abduction of Italian priest shocks Niger
World Watch Monitor | Sept. 20, 2018 Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli (Photo: Eglise Catholique au Niger) In Niger, the abduction of an Italian priest in the southwest of the country…
LEBANON – AMCD Calls on Secretary Pompeo to Condemn Arrest of Christian Activists in Lebanon
American Mideast Coalition for Democracy | 072018 Washington DC: Today the American Mideast Coalition for Democracy wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to condemn the arrest and…
NIGERIA – Catholic bishops call for Buhari to resign as killings continue
World Watch Monitor | 070618 The Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to end the killings in the restive regions of the Middle Belt, amidst growing pressure to deal with…
PAKISTAN – New cardinal warns of ‘gradual erosion’ of religious freedom in Pakistan
National Catholic Reporter | 062518 Rome — A Pakistani archbishop has warned about the "gradual erosion" of religious freedom in his country, saying the nation's caretaker government has not been…
NIGERIA – Christian Genocide in Nigeria
Gatestone | 042618 Two days ago in Nigeria, on April 24, around 30 Muslim herdsmen stormed a church during early morning mass and massacred nearly 20 parishioners and two clergymen. Rev. Fathers…
CHINA – VATICAN Churches demolished, desecrated tombs, keeping kids from worship: persecution in the Henan Church (Video)
Asianews.net | 042018 The church of the village of Hutuo has been reduced to a pile of ruins; the tomb of the bishop of Luoyang, not recognized by the government,…