Tag: Religious Persecution

The prelate was arrested on May 21, 2021, a day after seven priests and ten seminarians were also taken by the police

The cleric said the Chinese Communist Party appears to be using ideological tactics to chip away at the freedom of religion in Hong Kong

Church leaders said the persecution happened because Christians chose to be with the suffering people caught in the middle of the conflict

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

Overall, 5,898 Christians were killed, 5,110 churches were attacked or closed, 6,175 Christians were arrested without trial

Pope Francis asked Catholics to pray for those facing religious discrimination and persecution

In a video appeal released Jan. 4, the pope called religious persecution “inhuman” and “insane”

Not only Christians, who comprise a little over two percent of the population, but also Muslims are on the receiving end of religious attacks

ACN called attention to the rise in religious persecution worldwide and deplored the growing intolerance for Christian beliefs in the West

The authorities have accused the church of wanting to overthrow the government, though church members deny the allegation