Persecutions - Page 16

January 12, 2017

Hopes hinge on perilous and long-awaited Mosul assault

The early stages of the campaign to liberate Mosul are revealing exactly why it took so long to seize the city from the bloody grip of ISIS.

January 12, 2017

Mexico's Christians face beatings, forced conversions at hands of hybrid faiths

As incidents of persecution against Christians rise in places like the Middle East, the y are also occurring in the most unlikely corners of the globe.

January 12, 2017

'I did not check their religion': Priest earns praise, threats for saving thousands from violence in Africa

A Catholic priest from the Central African Republic is in the running to receive a $1 million peace prize for helping thousands of Christians and Muslims alike, escape brutal sectarian violence in the region.

January 12, 2017

Christian persecution by Hindus rises in India, say humanitarian groups

As Christianity has seemingly been under attack in places like Iraq, Syria, and Africa for over a decade from extremist groups like ISIS and Al Shabaab, the first six weeks of 2016 have seen a fresh outbreak of anti-Christian violence in India with nearly 30 incidents of religiously motivated violence against Christians reported in just over two months.

January 12, 2017

Yazidi refugees flee ISIS, but find door to US asylum closed

One year later, and the Yazidi population of northern Iraq is still embroiled in a crisis -- facing daily persecution and even execution by the Islamic State. With tens of thousands of this Christian population uprooted from their homes and living as refugees in their own country many have nowhere to go for safe haven.

January 6, 2017

Christians the most persecuted group in world for second year: Study

Christians continued to be the most persecuted group across the globe in 2016.

December 22, 2016

Number of Christians celebrating Christmas in Saudi Arabia growing, but religious liberty isn't

While many of the doors in the Arab nation are firmly closed to him, Santa Claus is busier than ever as underground Christmas celebrations there attract more and more guests.

December 18, 2016

Christmas-time bombing of Coptic Church in Egypt underscores long history of oppression of Christians

It was Christmas Eve last year when Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attended Mass at St. Mark’s Orthodox Coptic Church—a symbolic olive branch. But in the year since it was offered, extremists on the fringe of the Muslim majority have carried out a number of attacks on the Coptic community, including the bombing of St. Mark’s.

September 16, 2016

Our children need to hear about the teacher and the fireman who would not run from evil

I would like to suggest that families pause to reflect on two real life heroes who remind us what values are worth living and, if necessary dying for.

August 11, 2016

US pressed to hold Pakistan responsible for rising religious persecution

Thursday is designated “National Minority Day” in Pakistan, but U.S. Christians with roots in the Muslim-dominated, Asian nation say it is hardly a cause for celebration.