Pope Francis ‘pained’ by decision to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque
- Jul 12, 2020
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Nigeria facing ‘systematic, planned, calculated’ genocide of Christians
- Jun 29, 2020
Nigeria has had over 50,000 people killed since 2009 due to the Boko Haram insurgency, which has also displaced over 2 million people. In the country’s “Middle Belt” – where the Muslim North meets the Christian South – Muslim Fulani bands have killed thousands of Christians.
Villagers in India kill Christian teenage convert after accusing him of ‘witchcraft’
- Jun 17, 2020
A Christian teenager in India was murdered after being accused of practicing witchcraft.
Nigerian bishop: Murdered seminarian had courage of a martyr
- May 14, 2020
A murdered Nigerian seminarian had the courage of a martyr, his bishop said after three men were arrested for murder and kidnapping.
Pakistani police say armed men damage church in land dispute
- May 11, 2020
A group of armed men vandalized a church in eastern Pakistan before fleeing the scene, a local police official said Monday.
Hundreds of thousands forced to flee as attacks continue in Burkina Faso
- Mar 2, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings.
Gunmen kill 24 in attack near church in Burkina Faso
- Feb 17, 2020
Gunmen killed 24 men, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said. It was the latest attack against a religious leader in the increasingly unstable West African nation.
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