Tag: Religious Persecution
Despite Vatican-China deal, Chinese Catholics continue to face persecution
The report said that all religions, including the state-controlled ones, have suffered from "aggressive repression on religious freedom"
US sets new sanctions on China for harassing religious, ethnic minorities
The new actions come only a few days after Joe Biden spoke via video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
Court upholds school hijab ban in India’s south
Karnataka's high court ruled that the wearing of the hijab "does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith”
Catholics outraged over storming of church during archbishop’s Mass in Vietnam
“It was pretty confronting and really troubling to see the liturgy being stopped by several officials,” said the archbishop of Hanoi
Catholic bishop of Xinxiang, China, still in prison 9 months after...
The prelate was arrested on May 21, 2021, a day after seven priests and ten seminarians were also taken by the police
Religious repression in Hong Kong could soon worsen, Christian cleric warns
The cleric said the Chinese Communist Party appears to be using ideological tactics to chip away at the freedom of religion in Hong Kong
Christians, churches in Myanmar under siege for aiding displaced poor, victims...
Church leaders said the persecution happened because Christians chose to be with the suffering people caught in the middle of the conflict
Aid to the Church in Need calls for ‘Day of Prayer...
The Church in Myanmar is faced with a task with which it is sadly familiar, that is to attend to the increasingly large number of displaced people
Persecution against Christians on the rise worldwide, says report
Overall, 5,898 Christians were killed, 5,110 churches were attacked or closed, 6,175 Christians were arrested without trial
Video: Pope Francis says religious persecution ‘inhuman’ and ‘insane’
Pope Francis asked Catholics to pray for those facing religious discrimination and persecution
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