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 ...
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 ...
In the U.S.-China rivalry that involves a complex mix of diplomacy, trade wars and sanctions, religion has come under increased pressure after the communist regime banned online propagation of religion by foreign nationals, purportedly to ...
To discriminate against or persecute those who profess their faith is an intolerable act that threatens the fraternal bonds shared by humanity, Pope Francis said. "How can we allow that in this society -- which is ...
Throughout the Church, the month of October is dedicated to the holy Rosary. While Latin rite Catholics often think of the Rosary as exclusively a practice for Catholics in the West, Catholics in the East ...
This year on September 25, For the Martyrs will be hosting its second annual march and conference to bring attention to Christians living in countries where religious freedom is stifled. While 1,000 participants are expected ...
U.S. Catholics have a growing concern about Christian persecution around the world, according to results of a new poll released March 17 by Aid to the Church in Need-USA in New York. Fifty-seven percent of U.S. ...
Christians living in First World countries such as the United States can often fall into complacency and forget that our brothers and sisters living in other regions around the world are suffering from persecution and ...
Every day, 13 Christians are killed for reasons tied to their faith; 12 churches or buildings, like schools or hospitals, are attacked or closed; 11 Christians are arrested and incarcerated without trial; and four Christians ...
Christians top the list for countries where they face either governmental or social hostility, according to a new report issued Nov. 10 by the Pew Research Center. Christians have topped the list each year since Pew ...
Happy Independence Day! In the words of Pope Francis, "A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty as Lincoln did ..." (September 24, 2015, Address to a joint session of Congress)
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Msgr. Owen Campion reflects on the life of Helen Keller. In light of the recent reversal of Roe v. Wade, he asks: “What if? What if her parents, seeing the terrifying result of her illness, had decided that she had no hope for a life of quality?”
The story of Helen Keller and the sanctity of life
Following the news that the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade and give individual state...
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