European bishops called on the European Union to do more to protect religious freedom in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of efforts to strengthen the bloc’s role as a “global humanitarian, development, economic and peace actor.”
EU bishops’ commission urges action to protect religious freedom
Genocide charges ‘must be pursued,’ Smith says at religious freedom summit
In July 14, 2021, address to the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, Smith said China’s leader Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party have exponentially increased persecution against religious believers “in ways not seen since the Cultural Revolution.”
Catholic priests, nuns were among those killed by Nazis
Catholic priests and nuns were also among the victims of the Nazis’ systematic persecution and genocide led to the deaths of 6 million Jews in Europe.
Report: Persecution of Christians worse in Asia; Mideast might not recover
Christianity is disappearing from towns and cities in parts of the Middle East, warns a new report from the papal foundation Aid to the Church in Need.
Rwandan genocide survivor to speak Nov. 12
Immaculée Ilibagiza, a Rwandan genocide survivor, will share her inspiring story, titled “Faith and Forgiveness,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at St. Anthony Church, St. Cloud.
Militias’ ongoing harassment of Christians in Iraq, Syria focus of hearing
The genocide conducted by the Islamic State against Christian communities in Iraq and Syria has turned into continued harassment by Iran-backed militias and shows no signs of abating soon, said speakers at a Sept. 26, 2019, hearing in Washington.
Hosffman Ospino: A Catholic garden resurrected in Rwanda
Every time U.S. Catholics contribute to the work of solidarity in Rwanda and other countries, we make possible that a thousand flowers bloom in God’s global community garden.
Catholics denounce attacks against Brazil’s indigenous peoples in Amazon
The Brazilian Catholic bishops are pressuring the government to guarantee the safety of several Amazonian indigenous peoples.