15 Catholics killed at Mass by Muslim jihadists in Burkina Faso
The deadly attack is the latest in a string of persecutions against Catholics in Africa's Sahel region.
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Articles tagged Catholic Persecution
Three reasons why Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson is not entirely trustworthy
Vladimir Putin's 'history lesson' in the Tucker Carlson interview swept horrific Soviet crimes under the rug, omitted Russia's historical persecution of the Catholic Church, and revealed his own quintessentially modern view of religion.
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Exiled Nicaraguan Catholics testify to Congress about communist regime’s persecution of Church
‘The international community can no longer turn a blind eye to what is happening to the people of Nicaragua—including and especially people of faith,’ Congressman Chris Smith said.
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Communist China charges underground Catholic priest with ‘fraud’ for refusing to join state-run church
The conviction of Father Joseph Yang Xiaoming is yet another act of persecution on the part of the Chinese Communist Party, which has increased its crackdown on underground Catholics since its signing of a secret deal with the Vatican.
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Nigerian church reopens 10 months after gunmen killed over 50 Mass-goers
‘The government of this country has failed us,’ Bishop Jude Arogundade of Ondo, Nigeria, said during Mass at the church. ‘They have failed in the area of protecting the lives and property of the people.’
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Chinese Communists mandate new surveillance app for citizens to attend religious services
China expert Steven Mosher told LifeSiteNews that ‘the CCP is using modern technology to create the world’s first hi-tech digital dictatorship.’
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The Infant King calls us to follow Him through sufferings and even death
What will be different this Christmas is that I shall pray that the Infant King will grant me the strength to love Him as do those brave souls, who have – and are yet to do so – witnessed to Christ in the manger through their suffering and death.
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Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro offers refuge for persecuted priests and nuns from Nicaragua
Brazil's president told the United Nations this week that 'Brazil repudiates religious persecution wherever it may occur in the world.'
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5 priests among 9 abducted during arson attack on church in Cameroon
‘What has happened is an abomination…the Catholic Church will not come to Nchang again,’ Bishop Abangalo reportedly said.
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Abp. Viganò: As Mary suffered the seven sorrows, so too the Church suffers its own passion
'We offer our sufferings, uniting them to those of the Church and Mary Most Holy, Our Lady of Sorrows, asking the majesty of God to grant us the privilege of witnessing the triumph of the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ, just as after three days her Head rose again.'
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