Religious persecution Archives - Page 4 of 4

Nigerian Archbishop calls for government to protect Christians
- Mar 28, 2017
Church leaders in Nigeria are calling on the government to do more to stop the ongoing conflict in the north of the country. One local bishop said there is “a deliberate policy of injustice designed to shut our people out from the scheme of things and deny us our rights.”

By Crux Staff
In visit to Kurdistan, U.S. bishop hears priorities of Iraqi Christians
- Jan 17, 2017
Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico, said he will advocate differently for Iraqi religious minorities with options other than the setting up of a safe corridor to leave the country. “We have to live in a secure but integrated community where Chaldean Catholics, Syriac Catholics, Sunni Muslims, etc., have relationships with each other,” he said.

By Dale Gavlak
Christmas in N. Korea: Lights and trees, but void of Jesus
- Dec 24, 2016
The current regime in North Korea allows for Christmas displays but only if void of any religious significance, because it views foreign faiths as a very real threat. The country used to have a flourishing Catholic community once, but it has all but disappeared and today there are almost no practicing Christians left.

By Associated Press

L.A. priest the last hope for scores of Syrian refugees

Sep 29, 2016

Seventeen years ago, Father David Bedrossian had to flee Syria, leaving his home, his brothers and sisters and his parishioners. Since leaving, six of his family members were killed and his beloved church was ransacked. He now works at a parish in Los Angeles, where he welcomes refugees escaping the country he left behind.

Group presses for Christian ‘safe zone’ in Iraq

Sep 8, 2016

Activists and leaders gathered for an early September conference in Washington organized by “In Defense of Christians” said they intended to press for the establishment of a province, or safe zone, for indigenous Christians and other minorities of the Ninevah Plain region in Iraq.