Tag: Religious Persecution

Red light will bathe hundreds of cathedrals, churches and monuments as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the persecution of Christians

The Aid to the Church in Need Philippines said the day’s theme is “Red without fear: A Church journeying as one”

The report said the prelate was taken “for tourism,” adding that it was not the first time he was taken and made to disappear

The United Christian Forum helpline reported that it has recorded 305 incidents of violence against Christians from January to September

The groups said the February coup has emboldened the military to further persecute Christians and Muslims

The report said discrimination against Muslims has evolved from “a rising series of mob attacks ... into government policies" against Muslims

Afghanistan’s Christian community is comprised mostly of converts from Islam and is the country’s largest religious minority group

Aid to the Church in Need warned that religious freedom "will be particularly under threat" under the Taliban

Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu of Xinxiang was arrested on Friday, a day after seven priests and ten seminarians were taken by the police

Officials from Xinjiang and Beijing told reporters in Beijing that no religious sites had been forcibly destroyed or restricted