With an estimated one in seven Christians worldwide facing persecution, OSV News recently sat down with Regina Lynch, who in June 2023 was appointed the executive president of Aid to the Church in Need, an international pontifical foundation that supports the church
As 2024 begins, Christians in Pakistan are winding up a year of violence and mayhem, with the hope of a new government to bring respite to their suffering after the national elections in February.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (OSV News) -- Data shows that Christian persecution is on the rise globally -- but that repression remains largely overlooked in the news cycle, one expert told OSV News. "It is important to … remember persecuted Christians in many countries
Over the past two weeks, Katherine Jean Lopez had the honor of spending some extended time with Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq. Compared to other countries, like Sudan and Nigeria, to which Americans often turn a blind eye regarding Christian persecution,
The killing of Father Charles Igechi June 7 is further evidence of Christian persecution in Nigeria, church officials in the country say.
The priest was on his way to St. Michael College in Ikhueniro, where he was assigned, when unidentified gunmen swooped in
Nicaragua has frozen the bank accounts of dioceses nationwide as the regime of President Daniel Ortega escalates its persecution of the Catholic Church with accusations of theft and money laundering.
A new report concludes that Russia is systematically persecuting believers of several faiths in Ukraine as part of a campaign of "cultural genocide."
"We see that Russia is now exporting (its) policies of state repression with laws in occupied Ukraine, which the Russian
To discriminate against or persecute those who profess their faith is an intolerable act that threatens the fraternal bonds shared by humanity, Pope Francis said.
"How can we allow that in this society -- which is so civilized -- there are people who
U.S. Catholics have a growing concern about Christian persecution around the world, according to results of a new poll released March 17 by Aid to the Church in Need-USA in New York.
Fifty-seven percent of U.S. Catholics said they believe persecution of Christians
Every day, 13 Christians are killed for reasons tied to their faith; 12 churches or buildings, like schools or hospitals, are attacked or closed; 11 Christians are arrested and incarcerated without trial; and four Christians are kidnapped. Anti-Christian persecution in the world