At Tuesday’s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., those in attendance were encouraged to pray in a special way for two persecuted Catholics: Jimmy Lai of Hong Kong and for Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Guests at the prayer breakfast
Six churchmen and a diocesan communicator were sentenced to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges by a Nicaraguan court as the Central American country's increasingly tyrannical regime continues its persecution of the Catholic Church.
Nigeria is at risk of following the fate of Afghanistan and being overrun by Islamist insurgents unless the West acts firmly to prevent terrorist violence there, an African bishop told British politicians.
Bishop Jude Arogundade of Ondo, Nigeria, said the Christians of his
Eritrean authorities are continuing to detain Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity, who was arrested at the Asmara International Airport Oct. 15.
After the Catholic Church queried about the situation and his whereabouts, government authorities confirmed the bishop, who turns 52 Oct.
Police in Nicaragua have thwarted the celebration of feast day processions for patron saints in a city considered iconic for the ruling Sandinista regime, which continues increasing its repression of the Catholic Church.
Police have surrounded parishes in the city of Masaya, 18
Catholic bishops in Cameroon's war-torn English-speaking regions said they were left in "shock and utter horror" following the burning of a church and the kidnapping of five priests, a nun and at least two laypeople.
The incident occurred Sept. 16 at the St.
Soldiers in Myanmar used a Catholic church as a kitchen and laid mines around the building, church sources told ucanews.com.
A video posted by local defense forces showed dirty floors and pews covered with dust along with cooking pots and military uniforms inside
Following the arrest of a bishop and 11 others, police continued harassing Nicaraguan Catholics, even as Pope Francis called for "open and sincere" dialogue in the Central American country.
Photos posted to social media showed police and paramilitaries surrounding St. Michael the Archangel
One of South Korea's most senior clergymen says he believes the Catholic Church in communist North Korea is growing, although Catholics live in hiding and endure persecution.
Archbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, 97, former head of the Archdiocese of Gwangju, South Korea, made the
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong millionaire who is now jailed as a Chinese dissident for speaking the truth in his publications. Lopez writes that “Everyone who knows the Olympics are happening in China should know his name