Christian persecution

“Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” President Trump posted on Truth Social.

Violence against Christians has escalated in recent years from Islamic extremist groups but Muslim communities have also been hit hard by the violence.

Christians in Ukraine are “like the first-century Christians, hunted by an empire” and “horribly persecuted,” says the executive producer of a new documentary.

As the world grapples with “mounting challenges,” the global community must “recommit to the foundational pillars,” a top Vatican diplomat told the U.N.

The recent kidnaping and killing aren’t isolated incidents. They are part of a broader system of Christian persecution in Nigeria, Intersociety said.

The beatification Mass “revealed the beauty of Christ’s church, which has always had and continues to have witnesses like Archbishop Profittlich.”

The lay Catholic, a major figure in the church’s post-communist revival, remains in a penal colony, deprived of sacraments and any spiritual support.

“Under no circumstances can the clergy report the abuses and daily surveillance to which they are subjected,” said a Nicaraguan lawyer in exile.

“Never have we ever faced such a charge (of forceful religious conversion) in our history,” said the mother superior of the Assisi Sisters.

An Augustinian priest in Colombia who disappeared in June has been released, his order confirmed in a July 27 statement.