Tag: Christian persecution

An Israeli soldier has been sentenced to 21 days of military detention for placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the...

Outrage has grown as a photo surfaced of an Israeli soldier desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in Lebanon. Concerns are mounting about...

A Catholic church in northern Mozambique was targeted in an attack by the Islamic State group that has carried out attacks against Christians and...

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., a longtime champion of religious liberty, particularly in Tibet, proudly wears a bracelet of brown prayer beads, called...

As 2025 draws to a close, the plight of persecuted Christians around the world remains dire -- and in many places, deeply forgotten. The...

As night falls across continents on Nov. 19, more than 600 churches and landmarks will light up in red, reminding the world that Christian...

Nigeria's return to the U.S. list of countries of "particular concern" over Christian persecution has drawn mixed reactions from church leaders and triggered a...

WASHINGTON  -- A pause on U.S. foreign aid could harm efforts to combat Christian persecution around the globe, a Catholic NGO told OSV News. Shortly...

DUBLIN -- From Sydney to Santiago, Chile, Catholics across the globe are coming together this November to stand in solidarity with those who suffer...

In another chapter of an "evil scheme" plaguing Nigeria, the southern Enugu Diocese asked for prayers for Father Marcellinus Obioma Okide, who was kidnapped...