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No justice 2 years after ‘the worst episode of violence against Christians’ in Pakistan
In August 2023, Muslims in the village of Jaranwala in the Diocese of Faisalabad in Pakistan looted and burned more... Read more
Nigeria, Iran, China top priority countries for new religious freedom commission chair
Nigeria is the deadliest country in the world for Christians, according to the new chair of the U.S. Commission on... Read more
Nicaraguan dictatorship confiscates Catholic school: ‘An outrage against religious freedom’
The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his wife and “co-president” Rosario Murillo in Nicaragua on Aug. 12 confiscated one of... Read more
Bishops demand justice after massacre at Catholic church in Democratic Republic of Congo
Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the... Read more
Catholic nuns arrested in India on human trafficking and conversion allegations released
Two Catholic nuns who were arrested at a train station in central India have been released on bail after spending... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Attack on church in Democratic Republic of Congo a ‘dangerous sign’
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin expressed his concern over the July 27 attack on a Catholic church in... Read more
San Antonio Archdiocese to commemorate martyr who fought for religious freedom in Mexico
The Archdiocese of San Antonio will commemorate the 137th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Anacleto González Flores, the patron... Read more
Report details killings, discrimination against religious minorities in post-Assad Syria
Allies of the new Syrian government and other non-state actors have continued violence and discrimination against Christians and others, according... Read more
Nigerian bishop: Displaced families in need of spiritual and material help
Since his 2022 appointment, Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein has seen the destruction of at least 325 Catholic places of worship... Read more
Senate Judiciary Committee: Anti-Catholic texts found in 13 more Biden-era FBI documents
A report from the Senate Judiciary Committee has revealed that the 2023 anti-Catholic Richmond FBI memo involved coordination with field... Read more
‘Martyrs of the New Millenium’ examines plight of persecuted Christians
The whole nature of Chrisitian martyrdom has shifted in the 21st century, according to Robert Royal, author of the new... Read more
Washington bishops sue over law forcing priests to violate seal of confession
The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that requires priests to report child... Read more
Nicaragua once again bans Holy Week processions
According to Confidencial newspaper, the dictatorship is supposedly deploying 14,000 police officers to prevent processions during Holy Week in Nicaragua. Read more
Woman convicted for silently holding sign outside UK abortion clinic
The case provides further evidence of an erosion of freedom of expression in the United Kingdom, which has recently become... Read more
3-day peaceful protests in Nigerian diocese call for end to abductions, killings
A group of protesters in Nigeria called for the enforcement of an anti-grazing law to curb the activities of armed... Read more
Report: Attacks on Catholics increasingly common and tolerated in Europe and Latin America
Attacks against Christians, especially Catholics, are on the rise in both Europe and Latin America, according to various reports from... Read more
Young Christian in Pakistan brutally attacked for refusing to convert to Islam
Aid to the Church in Need reported the attack, pointing to it as yet another example of “the persistent religious... Read more
Nicaragua lashes out at Vatican after EWTN interview with Bishop Rolando Álvarez
The Nicaraguan government has lashed out at the Vatican following an interview Bishop Rolando Álvarez gave last week to the... Read more
Bishop Álvarez: ‘I always believed in my liberation and what sustained me was prayer’
In an exclusive interview, persecuted Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez shares with EWTN News his experience one year after his release... Read more
International Religious Freedom Summit examines religious persecution in the West
“People being arrested because of their faith and living out their faith is coming at odds with an increasingly secular... Read more
