Religious Persecution

Religious Freedom Week 2026 — beginning June 22, the feast of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, and ending June 29 — “is more timely than ever,” said one …

A new report shows more countries saw spikes in religious hostility by individuals and groups in 2023, the last year for which data is available.

As Pope Leo XIV visits Madrid June 6, a towering cross rising above the cemetery on the outskirts of town will likely catch his eye.

Belarus’s foremost Catholic dissident has urged Church leaders not to ignore the plight of his country’s political prisoners amid a continuing crackdown on religious freedoms.

Pope Leo spoke to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican Apostolic Palace Jan. 9.

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

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.

Religious freedom violations are an early warning sign of where mass atrocities could occur around the globe, a new report said.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called for “harsh consequences” against Israeli settlers who attacked a church in the West Bank village of Taybeh.