Christian Persecution Archives - Page 3 of 91

Agnes Chow chooses exile as Hong Kong police warn ‘no return’ for Catholic activist

December 4, 2023

Agnes Chow, the Hong Kong Catholic pro-democracy activist released from jail in 2021, has left the country and will not abide by her bail conditions, she announced Sunday. On December 3, her 27th birthday, Chow posted on Instagram that she has decided to remain in

Pope Francis prays for victims of bombing of Catholic Mass in the Philippines

December 4, 2023

Pope Francis offered his condolences after at least four people were killed and 54 injured in a bombing at a Catholic Mass on Sunday in the Philippines. The pope sent a condolence telegram on Dec. 3 expressing his spiritual closeness to all affected by the bombing of

‘I Am Prepared to Die a Martyr’: Freed Nigerian Monk Recounts Kidnapping, Murder of Brother Monk

November 30, 2023

Brother Peter Olarewaju recently recounted the horrific kidnapping and torture he and two other monks from a Benedictine monastery in Nigeria underwent, including the murder of one of the monks. Brother Godwin Eze spent his final hours encouraging his brother monks before he was singled

Church set on fire in Pakistan after threatening letter left at main gate

November 20, 2023

A church building was set on fire in Lahore, Pakistan, on Thursday, a month after the pastor received a letter threatening the congregation for worshiping too loudly, sources said. The blaze destroyed the church altar, a cupboard containing Bibles and other Christian books, two air

Christianity growing despite world’s worst persecutions, new report says

November 8, 2023

A new report from a Christian advocacy group says that Christianity continues to thrive and grow despite brutal repression and attempts by governments, groups, and individuals across the world to quash the faith. The 2023 “Persecutors of the Year” report was released this month by the advocacy

Ortega regime continues crackdown after 12 priests deported

October 31, 2023

The Nicaraguan dictatorship deported this month 12 priests imprisoned in the country who are now bound for the Vatican, bringing the total number of priests exiled from the country to more than 10% of its clergy. The regime of Daniel Ortega confirmed that the priests’

Twelve Nicaraguan priests released and sent to Rome

October 25, 2023

More than 150 political leaders in Nicaragua have been kept in prison at the direct order of Daniel Ortega, including the noted Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who was sentenced to 26 years in prison and who has, according to reports, been stripped of his nationality. In early

Religious congregation grateful after release of abducted nuns, seminarian in Nigeria

October 19, 2023

The leadership of the Missionary Daughters of Mater Ecclesiae (MDME) in Nigeria has expressed appreciation to the people of God following the release of three Catholic nuns, a seminarian, and their driver who were abducted from Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese on Oct. 5. In a statement shared with ACI Africa,

Sisters Issue Appeal for ‘Safe Release’ of 3 Nuns Who Were Abducted From Nigerian Diocese

October 11, 2023

Prayers are being sought for the “safe release” of three Catholic nuns, a seminarian, and a driver reportedly abducted from Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese. In a note to ACI Africa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, the vicar general of the Missionary Daughters of Mater Ecclesiae (MDME) in Nigeria, Sister

Dictatorship in Nicaragua arrests three priests

October 3, 2023

On the night of Sunday, Oct. 1, the dictatorship in Nicaragua arrested two Catholic priests from the Diocese of Estelí and one from the Diocese of Jinotega, both in the northern part of the Central American country. The newspaper El Confidencial confirmed on Sunday that