Blog Posts on religious persecution

Another Catholic church attacked in Kerala by In Defense of the Church on Sep 7, 2011by Nirmala CarvalhoThe police has not yet identified the culprits, probably Hindu extremists. About 20 masked men forced the door of the building, broke windowpanes, and destroyed the altar, the confessional, lights, and sacred ornaments, desecrating...

Priests in China arrested for not supporting illicit ordination by In Defense of the Church on Aug 26, 2011...

190 in Egypt sectarian clashes to face military trial by In Defense of the Church on May 8, 2011Egyptians watch as firefighters battle a blaze in a church after clashes between Muslims and Christians in Cairo. Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf called an urgent cabinet meeting Sunday and postponed a Gulf visit after the clashes which left nine...

Award-winning film reminds of religious persecution by Philippine Catholic News on May 7, 2011A SPECIAL screening of an award-winning film in Taipei has reminded many of those who saw it of the religious persecutions in mainland China more than half a century ago.Read more...

US Commission Names 14 Worst Violators Of Religious Freedom by In Defense of the Church on Apr 29, 2011EWTN - For the first time, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has listed Egypt among the world’s worst violators of religious freedom.In its 2011 annual report, the commission recommended that the State Department desig...

The Persecuted Church by Clueless Church Planter on Apr 23, 2011Let us continue to pray for our Chinese church in China and also learn a lesson on what Christianity really entails. The church is known as Shouwang, or the Lighthouse. It is located in Beijing, but it does not have … Continue reading →...

Catholic Mother Returned to Family after Refusing to Convert to Islam by In Defense of the Church on Mar 17, 2011Captors tried to force mother of seven to convert to Islam. Thanks to Dar Al-Masih for the linkShaheen Bibi and her father Manna Masih.LAHORE, Pakistan, March 11 (CDN) — A Christian mother of seven here who last August was kidnapped, raped, sold in...

Police isolate Hebei village after death of an underground bishop by In Defense of the Church on Mar 13, 2011Bishop Andrea Hou Jinli of Xiwanzi, died March 9. The date of the funeral not known while police block participation of the faithful. Bishop Hao spent 10 years in prison and 10 years in a concentration camp. Beijing (AsiaNews / EDA) - The village of...

CHRISTIANS: HRW REPORT, DISCRIMINATION IN EGYPT WIDESPREAD by In Defense of the Church on Jan 25, 2011(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, JANUARY 24 - Egypt is facing criticism from Human Rights Watch (HRW), whose annual report accuses the authorities in Cairo of "widespread discrimination" against Coptic Christians and other religious minorities."Despite the fact...

Gulf activists condemn attacks on Arab Christians by In Defense of the Church on Jan 10, 2011By AFPKUWAIT CITY - Dozens of academics, writers and rights activists from conservative Gulf states strongly condemned on Monday a wave of bombings targeting Christians in Arab countries, notably Egypt and Iraq."We strongly condemn the wave of killin...