Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:56:28 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Persecution Index outlines perils of world's Christians /home/international/item/37575-persecution-index-outlines-perils-of-world-s-christians /home/international/item/37575-persecution-index-outlines-perils-of-world-s-christians

International Christian ConcernöÏÓãÊÓƵapp (ICC) 2025 Global Persecution Index outlines how authoritarianism, religious nationalism, mass surveillance, displacement and acts of terror are imperilling believers of Christ around the world.

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) International Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:20:58 -0500 Activists push for Asia Bibi to join family in Canada /item/29129-activists-push-for-asia-bibi-to-join-family-in-canada /item/29129-activists-push-for-asia-bibi-to-join-family-in-canada

More than a month after PakistanöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Supreme Court announced that it had confirmed its decision to acquit Asia Bibi, the 51-year-old Catholic woman is still in Pakistan under protective custody despite an offer of asylum from Canada. 

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:07:51 -0500 'War is not an option': Pakistani Catholic groups join protest against military escalation /home/international/item/29092-war-is-not-an-option-pakistani-catholic-groups-join-protest-against-military-escalation /home/international/item/29092-war-is-not-an-option-pakistani-catholic-groups-join-protest-against-military-escalation LAHORE, Pakistan – Catholic groups joined a protest against a military escalation in Pakistan and India following the recent suicide bombing in Indian-administered Kashmir, reported ucanews.com.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 04 Mar 2019 11:01:13 -0500 Nigerian priest makes plea for amid violence leading up to elections /home/international/item/28996-nigerian-priest-makes-plea-for-amid-violence-leading-up-to-elections /home/international/item/28996-nigerian-priest-makes-plea-for-amid-violence-leading-up-to-elections

OTTAWA – The run-up to a general election in Nigeria has triggered concerns about growing violence and an increase in Christian persecution, said the national director of NigeriaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Pontifical Mission Society.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) International Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:13:29 -0500 Journalist highlights plight of Christian converts in Iran /home/international/item/28949-journalist-highlights-plight-of-christian-converts-in-iran /home/international/item/28949-journalist-highlights-plight-of-christian-converts-in-iran

OTTAWA – An increase in Muslims converting to Christianity has prompted a crackdown by IranöÏÓãÊÓƵapp theocratic government, says Kiaa Aalipour a representative of Article18, a London-based NGO supporting persecuted Christians in Iran.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) International Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:32:35 -0500 Asia Bibi headed to Canada /item/28892-asia-bibi-headed-to-canada /item/28892-asia-bibi-headed-to-canada

This story has been modified to clarify the perspective of the Canadian bishop quoted below.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:40:09 -0500 Philippine church attack 'heinous and evil' terrorism, church leaders say /home/international/item/28873-philippine-church-attack-heinous-and-evil-terrorism-church-leaders-say /home/international/item/28873-philippine-church-attack-heinous-and-evil-terrorism-church-leaders-say MANILA, Philippines – Church leaders condemned bomb explosions that killed at least 20 people and injured about 100 others inside a Catholic church in the southern Philippines Jan. 27. They called the attack a "heinous and evil" act of terrorism.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:45:58 -0500 Bishops express unity with Israeli Christians, call for their inclusion /home/international/item/28816-bishops-express-unity-with-israeli-christians-call-for-their-inclusion /home/international/item/28816-bishops-express-unity-with-israeli-christians-call-for-their-inclusion JERUSALEM – Bishops from North America, Europe and South Africa who joined this year's Holy Land Coordination reiterated their solidarity with all of Israel's Christians and called for their equal inclusion in Israeli society.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:18:28 -0500 Robert Brehl: Persecution hits close to home /opinion/columnists/item/28776-robert-brehl-persecution-hits-close-to-home /opinion/columnists/item/28776-robert-brehl-persecution-hits-close-to-home

Over the Christmas season, one story after another that I read or watched seemed to indicate Christianity is under siege around the world.

]]> robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) Register Columnists Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:44:23 -0500 Justice is the central theme for Week of Prayer /home/international/item/28767-justice-is-the-central-theme-for-week-of-prayer /home/international/item/28767-justice-is-the-central-theme-for-week-of-prayer

Indonesian faith leaders didn’t have look far for inspiration in choosing the prayers for the 111th annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:42:12 -0500