Rise in religious persecution fueled in part by authoritarianism, says U.S. watchdog agency byKate Scanlon
After communism, authoritarian and radical Islamic countries see Christian persecution byGina Christian
Priest shot in the back in Nigeria seen as tragic addition to ongoing Christian persecution in country byNgala Killian Chimtom
Nicaraguan regime freezes bank accounts of dioceses nationwide in another wave of Church persecution byDavid Agren