WORDS TO THE WHYS

The stronger the claim, the calmer the voice.

Persecution of Christians

Updated 31OCT2026

Organizations
  1. https://www.licas.news/2026/10/30/christian-persecution-deepens-across-asia-amid-authoritarianism-nationalism-and-conflict/
  2. https://www.osvnews.com/ethiopian-orthodox-leaders-call-for-justice-protection-after-60-christians-killed-in-attacks/
  3. www.asianews.it/en/middle-east/palestine/olive-harvest-israelis-aiding-palestinians-stopped-while-settlers-rampage
  4. zenit.org/2026/10/15/names-denied-and-properties-demolished-for-turkeys-christians/
  5. Police charge man for alleged terrorist threats against Archdiocese of St. Louis
  6. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/09/08/new-report-says-over-3000-christians-killed-in-nigeria-in-just-eight-months-in-2026/
  7. www.catholicarena.com/latest/2026/9/3/donegal-church-targeted-in-summer-of-vandalism
  8. rcmp.ca/en/nb/news/2026/08/4356298 New Brunswick Catholic church burned, arson
  9. https://zeale.co/news/articles/report-at-least-25-people-killed-in-attack-on-nigerian-village
  10. Businessman’s murder sparks anti-Catholic violence in Bangladesh | AsiaNews
  11. catholicweekly.com.au/desecration-spain-tabernacles/
  12. catholicweekly.com.au/priest-killed-nigeria-machete-attack/
  13. www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/07/31/3-catholic-churches-desecrated-in-a-single-french-archdiocese/
  14. www.fides.org/en/news/77985-ASIA_PAKISTAN_Christian_couple_lynched_An_emblematic_case_highlighting_the_difficulties_in_prosecuting_mob_violence_says_lawyer_Anthony
  15. Fulani Extremists Kill 25 Christians After Nigerian Army Ignores Early Warnings
  16. https://www.fides.org/en/news/77946-ASIA_PAKISTAN_No_one_convicted_defendants_acquitted_in_lynching_of_Christian_couple
  17. zeale.co/news/articles/13-year-old-christian-girl-asks-pakistani-court-to-free-her-from-alleged-abductor-and-forced-marriage
  18. www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/nigeria-more-than-30-christians-killed-as-church/
  19. Sudan: Priest who remained with his people despite violence killed in Nuba Mountains - Church in Need
  20. www.osvnews.com/chicago-archdiocese-countersuit-against-alleged-abuse-settlement-fraud-ring-gets-green-light/
  21. https://www.fides.org/en/news/77729-AFRICA_NIGERIA_Nine_dead_and_25_kidnapped_in_three_months_in_attacks_against_parish_communities_in_Kaduna_State
  22. https://zeale.co/news/articles/nationals-executive-fired-after-undercover-video-sparks-controversy-over-comments-about-catholic-pit
  23. www.asianews.it/news-en/Priests'-kidnap-as-sectarian-tensions-reignites-in-Manipur-65457.html
  24. ISRAEL – PALESTINE The West Bank’s archaeological heritage under settlers' attack
  25. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/5/11/religious-freedom-watchdog-warns-of-expanding-fulani-militant-attacks-in-nigeria
  26. www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nnorth-east/878310-over-100-killed-98000-displaced-217-churches-destroyed-in-taraba-catholic-diocese.html
  27. smry.ai/es/thecatholicherald.com/article/fresh-outrage-after-image-appears-to-show-soldier-desecrating-marian-statue
  28. drgavinashenden.substack.com/p/the-bulldozed-convent-and-the-slaughtered Lebanon
  29. www.ucanews.com/news/4-catholics-arrested-after-mob-disrupts-mass-in-india/113116
  30. www.lifesitenews.com/news/latin-patriarchate-condemns-barbaric-hate-crime-against-catholic-nun-in-jerusalem/?utm_source=twitter
  31. https://zeale.co/news/articles/human-rights-watch-china-ramps-up-repression-of-underground-catholics
  32. https://zenit.org/2026/04/15/the-pope-is-met-with-an-attack-in-algeria-in-cameroon-he-is-greeted-by-an-announcement-of-a-ceasefire-amid-the-civil-war/
  33. https://www.fakta.co/saint-romain-church-destroyed-fire
  34. Reparation for the Sacrilegious Attack at Milwaukee’s Gesu
  35. https://www.nigeriacatholicnetwork.com/csn-tasks-government-on-jos-killings/
  36. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/03/30/palm-sunday-attack-in-nigerias-jos-archdiocese-leaves-11-dead-curfew-imposed/
  37. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-03/remebering-the-martrys-of-witnesing-christs-charity-of-aden-ten.html
  38. The persecution continues: more than 50 people kidnapped in Christian districts of Nigeria - ZENIT - English
  39. https://zeale.co/news/articles/nigerian-priest-kidnapped-along-with-10-civilians
  40. https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/department-of-justice-investigates-vandalism-at-long-beach-catholic-school
  41. https://catholicvote.org/catholic-research-forum-calls-on-prime-minister-to-end-attacks-on-christians-in-india/
  42. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-12/fides-report-missionaries-pastoral-workers-killed-2025-africa.html
  43. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/indias-bishops-lament-alarming-rise
  44. https://zenit.org/2025/12/23/nigeria-a-decade-of-terror-for-catholic-priests/
  45. https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/12/analysis-the-islamic-states-war-on-christians-in-congo.php
  46. https://www.osvnews.com/community-recounts-unspeakable-tragedy-of-parents-awaiting-news-of-their-kidnapped-children-in-nigeria/
  47. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268011/armed-attackers-kidnap-children-from-catholic-elementary-school-in-nigeria Armed attackers kidnap children from Catholic elementary school in Nigeria 
  48. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/settlers-filmed-slashing-car-tires-hurling-stones-through-store-windows-in-christian-town/ Israeli settler terrorists filmed slashing car tires, hurling stones through store windows in Christian town
  49. https://zenit.org/2025/11/19/muslim-groups-commit-massacre-of-christians-in-congo-nearly-30-dead/
  50. https://www.osvnews.com/modern-martyrs-give-witness-more-christians-than-ever-suffer-for-the-faith-worldwide/ Modern martyrs give witness: More Christians than ever suffer for the faith worldwide
  51. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/europe-faces-surge-in-anti-christian-attacks-as-violence-spreads/ Europe Faces Surge in Anti-Christian Attacks as Violence Spreads
  52. https://spiritdaily.org/blog/church-attacks/
  53. https://newtelegraphng.com/herdsmen-kill-farmers-in-benue-burn-catholic-church-in-fresh-attack/
  54. https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=67260 Church burned down, children kidnapped as Islamist violence intensifies in Mozambique
  55. https://courage.media/2025/10/13/the-christian-genocide-no-one-names/
  56. https://cbn.com/news/world/30-christians-beheaded-mozambique-radical-islamic-terrorism-runs-rampant-parts-africa
  57. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/09/26/christian-persecution-in-nigeria-1200-churches-destroyed-annually-hundreds-killed/
  58. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/09/24/jihadist-groups-create-corridor-of-violence-targeting-christians-in-sahel/
  59. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce863x3g7jko Murders in Niger
  60. https://zenit.org/2025/09/18/nigeria-report-shows-that-100-churches-are-attacked-every-month-and-32-christians-are-killed-every-day-in-the-country/
  61. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/2802-over-60-people-killed-in-ntoyo-congo-by-islamic-state-group-supporters
  62. https://spiritdaily.org/blog/300-year-old-cross-destroyed/
  63. "A Genocide," - A Bishop Speaks Bluntly of the Suffering of Christians in Nigeria - ZENIT - English
  64. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266377/security-breakdown-in-syria-syriac-catholic-archpriest-attacked
  65. https://thecatholicherald.com/article/seven-catholic-churches-attacked-in-spain-during-august-including-barcelonas-sagrada-familia
  66. https://catholicvote.org/fbi-investigating-minneapolis-catholic-church-shooting-as-hate-crime/?mkt_tok=NDI3LUxFUS0wNjYAAAGcjwMXAMHmkWDBQv4S9-oHqUeW6JoJ-F_o9_afmoOFCq2POMoEe7MWGFISjrxY29yxBMmHUOXRM9ADtngA4MtBgYBOH9sRM0xd5Kb5P18ieQ
  67. https://www.catholicarena.com/latest/indiachristians140825 Indian Christians Are Being Persecuted In Huge Numbers
  68. https://www.christiantoday.com/news/indonesia-religious-leaders-demand-stronger-protections-amid-rising-attacks-on-christians
  69. https://www.ncregister.com/cna/report-finds-over-400-cases-of-vandalism-other-hostile-acts-against-churches-in-2024-azykkf84
  70. https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2025/08/13/islamic-extremists-killed-22000/
  71. https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2025/08/07/islamic-state-beheads-christians-burns-churches-mozambique-rampage/
  72. https://catholicconnect.in/news/catholic-priests-nuns-catechist-attacked-by-bajrang-dal-mob-in-jaleswar-odisha
  73. https://lpj.org/en/news/statement-on-the-attack-perpetrated-in-the-christian-town-of-taybeh
  74. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265629/violence-continues-to-escalate-in-west-bank-as-settlers-target-christian-village
  75. https://acnusa36930.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=3ad7c2ebb96fcba7cda0cf54a2e802f5.308&s=51763418584941c9179b837c29673615 At least 40 people, including many children, were killed in a massacre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the early hours of Sunday, July 27th.
  76. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265591/massacre-in-congolese-catholic-church-kills-at-least-31-worshippers
  77. https://thecatholicherald.com/article/gunmen-kills-security-guard-and-abduct-3-seminarians-in-nigeria
  78. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-middle-east/2025/07/christian-leaders-condemn-violence-by-israeli-settlers-on-west-bank-town
  79. https://zenit.org/2025/07/11/fires-set-by-jewish-settlers-threaten-the-town-of-taybeh-the-only-completely-christian-town-in-the-world/
  80. https://catholicvote.org/priests-of-west-banks-only-remaining-all-christian-town-issue-urgent-appeal-against-israeli-settler-violence/ Priests of West Bank’s only remaining all-Christian town issue urgent appeal against Israeli settler violence
  81. https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/confronting-the-west-s-rising-anti-christian-hostility
  82. https://catholicvote.org/religious-persecution-watchdog-urges-prayer-as-anti-christian-violence-escalates-in-india/
  83. https://thecatholicherald.com/crucifix-set-alight-and-40-headstones-smashed-in-scottish-cemetery-attack/
  84. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-christians-ask-why-us-after-suicide-bombing-damascus-church-2025-06-23/
  85. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blast-rocks-church-syrias-damascus-witnesses-say-2025-06-22/
  86. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2025/06/attack-on-christians-in-indias-odisha-state-blamed-on-hindu-nationalists Attack on Christians in India’s Odisha state blamed on Hindu nationalists
  87. https://www.osvnews.com/prayers-continue-for-release-of-abducted-nigerian-priest-who-recently-served-in-alaska/
  88. https://acnusa36930.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=eddea82ad2755b24c4e168c5fc2ebd40.282&s=51763418584941c9179b837c29673615 Militants massacred up to 200 Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State Friday night, June 13
  89. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/380-million-christians-face-brutal-persecution-in-muslim-majority-regions/
  90. https://thecatholicherald.com/this-is-horror-thirty-six-nigerian-christians-murdered-in-three-day-bloodbath/
  91. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/264295/crimes-against-churches-and-christians-in-germany-on-the-rise
  92. https://religionunplugged.com/news/2025/5/16/uscirf-highlights-surging-violence-against-christians-in-nigeria-urges-us-action
  93. https://www.ksn.com/news/religious-statue-bashed-outside-of-clinic-in-wichita/
  94. https://catholicvote.org/500th-catholic-church-attack-man-detonates-explosive-perpetual-adoration-chapel-altar/
  95. https://morningstarnews.org/2025/04/killer-of-staines-and-sons-released-as-hero-in-india/
  96. https://www.opendoorsuk.org/news/latest-news/nigeria-christians-attacks/ Christians among 113 killed in latest spate of attacks in Nigeria
  97. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/attack-gunmen-leaves-40-people-dead-nigeria-countrys-120804551
  98. https://www.osvnews.com/nicaragua-cracks-down-further-on-church-during-holy-week/
  99. https://astoriapost.com/suspect-smashes-religious-statue-astoria-church
  100. https://thecatholicherald.com/haitian-mobs-hunt-down-and-murders-religious-sisters/
  101. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/analysis/orthodox-christian-institutions-plundered-in-turkish-muslim-nationalist-campaign/
  102. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263051/christian-communities-in-israel-face-growing-hostility-annual-report-reveals
  103. https://thecatholicherald.com/young-christian-brutally-attacked-in-pakistan/
  104. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/03/24/two-more-priests-kidnapped-by-jihadists-in-nigeria/
  105. https://www.ncregister.com/news/nigerian-bishop-decries-anti-christian-attacks
  106. https://thecatholicherald.com/another-kidnapped-priest-killed-in-nigeria-nearly-150-priests-seized-in-last-10-years/
  107. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262677/cathedrals-churches-in-mexico-vandalized-during-international-women-s-day-marches
  108. https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/in-syria-real-massacres-phantom-killings-constant-threats In Syria: Real Massacres, Phantom Killings, Constant Threats
  109. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/1855-church-leaders-condemn-killings-urge-prayers-amid-horrific-syria-violence Church leaders condemn killings, urge prayers amid horrific Syria violence
  110. https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=65010 Syrian Patriarchs plead for peace as Christians are killed
  111. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/1846-pastoral-center-in-northern-myanmar-among-latest-catholic-sites-bombed-by-governing-military-junta
  112. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262591/nigerian-diocese-pays-tribute-to-priest-who-was-murdered-on-ash-wednesday
  113. https://catholicvote.org/nigeria-once-again-declared-worlds-deadliest-country-for-christians/
  114. https://angelusnews.com/news/world/14-catholics-killed-in-congo/ 14 Catholics killed in Democratic Republic of Congo after refusing to convert to Islam
  115. https://www.foxnews.com/world/70-christians-beheaded-african-country-isis-aligned-militants-groups-say-world-mostly-silent
  116. https://gellerreport.com/2024/12/watch-palestinians-violently-attack-bethlehem-church-during-christmas-rehearsals.html/ Muslims Violently Attack Bethlehem Church During Christmas Rehearsals
  117. https://www.osvnews.com/2024/12/30/indigenous-christian-village-in-bangladesh-burned-to-the-ground-on-christmas-eve/ Indigenous Christian village in Bangladesh burned to the ground on Christmas Eve
  118. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/12/christians-attacked-in-village-in-bangladesh Christians attacked in village in Bangladesh
  119. https://catholicvote.org/vandals-destroy-20k-worth-of-property-at-indiana-catholic-church/
  120. https://x.com/CatholicVote/status/1842220905298022669?t=GD7nkkXEU4sI0brCGnFavw&s=03 Notre-Dame des Sept Allégresses Church
  121. https://humanevents.com/2024/09/26/9-churches-set-ablaze-in-3-week-arson-rampage-across-europe#google_vignette
  122. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260677/we-are-in-trouble-catholic-priests-lament-another-jihadist-group-making-inroads-in-nigeria
  123. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260575/nearly-half-of-2500-anti-christian-hate-crimes-in-europe-were-in-france-report-says
  124. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/causes-of-catholics-killed-by-islamists
  125. https://catholicherald.co.uk/another-priest-kidnapped-in-nigeria/
  126. https://www.oursundayvisitor.com/christian-persecution-is-increasing-dramatically-around-the-globe-report-says/
  127. https://catholicvote.org/pakistani-christian-girls-abducted-by-muslim-activists/
  128. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260127/seminary-rector-kidnapped-during-evening-prayers-at-nigerian-minor-seminary
  129. https://catholicvote.org/vandalism-at-pennsylvania-catholic-church-shock-parishioners/
  130. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21033/christians-slaughtered-in-nigeria
  131. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259953/islamic-terrorists-massacre-150-in-burkina-faso
  132. https://catholicvote.org/islamist-fulani-terrorists-kidnap-torture-kill-christians-nigeria/
  133. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259201/thousands-gather-in-jungle-for-celebration-of-catholic-priest-who-was-killed-in-eastern-india Thousands gather in jungle for celebration honoring Catholic priest killed in eastern India
  134. https://www.catholic.org/news/national/story.php?id=87233 Hate crimes at Georgetown University
  135. https://canadiancatholicnews.ca/2024/08/17/interfaith-support-for-ottawa-church-following-recent-vandalism-attack/
  136. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259071/56000-killed-in-nigeria-s-ethnic-and-religious-violence-christians-disproportionately-affected
  137. https://catholicvote.org/religious-freedom-activist-nigerian-fulani-herdsmen/
  138. https://aleteia.org/2024/08/19/venezuelan-priest-detained-amid-growing-repression
  139. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/egypt-yemeni-christian-convert-on-hunger-strike-to-protest-unjust-imprisonment-since-2021/
  140. https://acninternational.org/kidnapping-of-priests-remains-rampant-in-nigeria/
  141. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/ireland-priest-stabbed-outside-defence-forces-barracks/
  142. https://catholicherald.co.uk/statue-of-virgin-mary-destroyed-by-vandals-at-church-in-westminster-diocese/#:~:text=A%20statue%20of%20the%20Blessed,early%20hours%20of%207%20August.
  143. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/07/christian-woman-brutally-murdered-in-india
  144. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2024/07/eritrea-arrests-over-200-christians-in-one-year
  145. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2024/07/resurgence-of-suicide-attacks-concern-nigerias-church-leaders
  146. https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/07/02/video-captures-cab-driver-vandalizing-church-statue/
  147. https://catholicherald.co.uk/pakistani-church-leaders-demand-swift-action-after-lynch-mob-murder-of-elderly-christian/
  148. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/whats-behind-the-latest-killing-of Nazir Masih
  149. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/06/christian-man-dies-from-wounds-received-in-may-25-attack-in-pakistan
  150. https://www.mercatornet.com/ethnic_cleansing_of_armenians_continues_in_the_caucasus_is_anyone_paying_attention
  151. https://punchng.com/police-launch-manhunt-as-gunmen-kidnap-catholic-priest-in-anambra/
  152. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/257564/priest-shot-dead-in-south-africa-catholic-bishops-there-decry-pandemic-of-murder
  153. https://catholicvote.org/vandal-shatters-historic-marian-statue-outside-local-catholic-church-in-oklahoma/
  154. https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/
  155. https://twitter.com/ChristiansMENA/status/1783488405784908025?t=C4FJulhSy_bBOwOd6c7PkQ&s=03 Islamists celebrate while church burning; Coptic Christian homes destroyed
  156. https://www.lifenews.com/2024/04/29/abortion-advocates-vandalize-church-with-graphic-pro-abortion-messages/
  157. https://catholicherald.co.uk/eight-thousand-nigerian-christians-murdered-in-worst-single-year-for-islamist-attacks-says-report/ More than 8,000 Christians were killed in 2023 by Islamist muslims, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has said.
  158. https://www.jihadwatch.org/2024/04/germany-muslims-plotted-to-murder-as-many-non-muslims-as-possible-inside-and-outside-church-on-ascension-day
  159. https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/nigeria-s-silent-slaughter-62-000-christians-murdered-since-2000
  160. https://catholicherald.co.uk/no-justice-for-pakistans-christians-eight-months-after-atrocity-british-parliament-told/
  161. https://globalnews.ca/news/8035728/bc-civil-liberties-association-head-resigns-controversy/ Anti-Catholic bias demonstrated by BC Civil Rights Association leader
  162. https://catholicherald.co.uk/terrorists-murder-catechist-in-burkina-faso/ A catechist has been abducted and killed by terrorists in Fada N’gourma, east Burkina Faso. Edouard Yougbare’s lifeless body was discovered in Saatenga parish yesterday, according to local reports received by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
  163. https://twitter.com/CatholicArena/status/1781594989211885759 Two churches burned - attempted arson - in County Meath, Ireland.
  164. https://catholicherald.co.uk/twenty-nine-nigerian-christians-slaughtered-in-three-day-pogrom/
  165. https://www.osvnews.com/2024/04/17/experts-attack-on-texas-priest-other-incidents-show-parishes-need-to-get-serious-on-security/
  166. https://aleteia.org/2024/04/15/bishop-stabbed-in-sydney-church-while-giving-bible-study/
  167. https://humanevents.com/2024/04/16/muslim-immigrant-stabs-70-year-old-man-to-death-minutes-after-stabbing-flatmate-for-converting-to-christianity-in-uk-report
  168. https://aleteia.org/2024/04/15/bishop-stabbed-in-sydney-church-while-giving-bible-study/
  169. https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-catholic-church-hit-by-vandals-easter-sunday-marking-third-incident-within-a-month/273-cddf850e-fcfb-4fb4-8755-3464a9d3b810
  170. https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2024/03/vandals-topple-church-statue/
  171. https://aleteia.org/2024/03/14/hundreds-of-nigerian-school-kids-abducted-in-broad-daylight/
  172. https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/27/exclusive-catholic-churches-attacked-400-times-since-2020-tracker-finds/
  173. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68398473 15 dead in attack on Catholic Church by Islamist groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State
  174. https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=LK24B37&f=IS24B01 FEB2024 FRC Report
  175. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfPSu-EllaE Attempted arson at Blessed Sacrament Parish Church, Regina, Manitoba, Feb 12, 2024
  176. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2023-04/over-50000-christians-killed-in-nigeria-by-islamist-extremists.html Over 50,000 Christians killed by Islamist Muslims
  177. https://panow.com/2024/01/23/vandals-target-religious-statue/
  178. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68122404 Attack on Catholic Church in Istanbul
  179. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256667/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-attack-on-catholic-church-in-istanbul
  180. https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/
  181. https://cforc.com/2024/01/arson-attacks-rise-canada/
  182. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256551/report-33-churches-in-canada-destroyed-by-fire-since-may-2021
  183. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248122/police-investigate-after-two-catholic-churches-burn-on-british-columbia-tribal-lands
  184. https://tnc.news/2024/01/02/a-map-of-every-church-burnt-or-vandalized-since-the-residential-school-announcements3/
  185. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1I_E48OhsJpTMMmO_EX_PSZAkOnHoIXyG&femb=1&ll=58.459503787995374%2C-92.87236944999998&z=3
  186. https://ccrl.ca/church-attacks-database/
  187. https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/december/nigeria-christmas-massacre-plateau-fulani-herders-farmers.html Attacks on 26 villages in Plateau State began December 23, led by suspected extremists among Fulani Muslim herdsman against Christian farming communities.
  188. https://nypost.com/2023/12/30/news/nigeria-christmas-massacre-sees-over-100-christians-dead-killed-for-sport/
  189. https://nasarean.org/index.php
  190. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/two-more-historic-churches-in-canada-set-ablaze-by-arsonists/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=usa
  191. https://ccrl.ca/news/anticatholicviolenceincrease/
  192. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/church-fires-canada-1.7055838#:~:text=CBC%20News%20has%20examined%2033,others%20are%20still%20under%20investigation.
  193. https://www.ncregister.com/cna/nahida-and-samar-mother-and-daughter-killed-in-attack-on-gaza-parish
  194. https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fbi-anti-catholic-memo.pdf
  195. https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/judiciary-committee-uncovers-multiple-fbi-field-offices-coordinated-prepare
  196. https://tnc.news/2023/10/26/liberal-and-ndp-debate-church-burnings/
  197. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-villagers-missing-two-days-after-suspected-nomadic-herders-kill-140-2023-12-26/
  198. https://tnc.news/2023/07/04/a-map-of-every-church-burnt-or-vandalized-since-the-residential-school-announcements1/ 
  199. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/when-will-the-world-wake-up-to-the-persecution-of-nigerian-christians/
  200. https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-hate-crimes-against-catholics-almost-tripled-do-canadians-care
  201. https://bccatholic.ca/news/catholic-van/anti-catholic-hate-crimes-rising-faster-than-every-category-combined-and-few-seem-to-care
  202. https://www.straight.com/news/roman-catholic-church-in-new-westminster-vandalized-with-orange-graffiti
  203. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251977/don-t-ignore-canada-s-spike-in-anti-catholic-hate-crimes-watchdog-says
  204. https://www.straight.com/news/east-vancouver-catholic-church-vandalized-on-canada-day
  205. https://tnc.news/2021/07/05/indigenous-chiefs-and-leaders-decry-church-burnings-and-vandalism/
  206. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248185/indigenous-leaders-condemn-recent-vandalism-of-churches-in-canada
  207. https://tnc.news/2021/07/02/11-calgary-churches-hit-by-vandalism-hate-crimes-unit-investigating/
  208. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/32558-alberta-man-charged-with-hate-crime-for-disrupting-mass
  209. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57626410
  210. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jamil-jivani-anti-catholic-bigotry-is-a-real-problem-in-canada
Misleading reports about mass graves have provoked hatred toward Catholics, and continue to cause confusion and anger and rob people of the opportunity for authentic understanding and mutual respect.
    It is the opinion of this blogger, a person whose immediate ancestry includes two First Nations in Canada, Black and Creole settlers from the Southern United States who arrived in Canada in the mid-1800s, and English peoples, that bad actors - including politicians, so-called educators, and members of the media - have on many occasions deliberately promoted a false narrative to provoke dissension for financial gain or other unjustifiable advantages. Furthermore, the lies that have been told and that continue to be told do a profound disservice to the memory of those who have suffered abuse and who have legitimate complaints.
    1. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4001-globe-and-mail-editorial-admits-kamloops-coverage-lacked-proof
    2. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/internal-emails-show-canadian-govt-doubted-mass-graves-narrative-but-went-along-with-it/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=catholic Internal emails show Canadian gov’t doubted ‘mass graves’ narrative but went along with it
    3. https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/first-indigenous-nun-at-canadian-school-contradicts-anti-catholic-mass-grave-narrative/
    4. https://www.tfp.org/four-years-320-million-and-zero-bodies-the-mystery-of-the-graves-at-canadas-kamloops-school/
    5. https://catholicvote.org/canada-stops-funding-mass-grave-inquiries-after-investigations-found-no-human-remains/
    6. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/blogs/no-evidence-of-mass-graves-or-genocide-in-residential-schools#:~:text=No%20unmarked%20graves%20have%20been,beneath%20the%20surface%20remains%20unknown. All the major elements of the Kamloops narrative are either false or highly exaggerated. No unmarked graves have been discovered at Kamloops or elsewhere—not one. As of August 2023, there had been 20 announcements of soil “anomalies” discovered by GPR near residential schools across Canada; but most have not even been excavated, so what, if anything, lies beneath the surface remains unknown. Where excavations have taken place, no burials related to residential schools have been found.
    7. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/first-nations-graves
    8. https://nypost.com/2023/08/31/still-no-evidence-of-mass-graves-of-indigenous-children-in-canada/
    9. https://nypost.com/2022/05/27/kamloops-mass-grave-debunked-biggest-fake-news-in-canada/
    10. https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/how-ground-penetrating-radar-is-used-to-find-unmarked-graves-at-residential-schools/

    Popular Posts

    Praise God For Beautiful (New) Churches

    Standing Firm in Truth: Confronting Lies Without Losing Peace

    Living Well Through Worship: Christian Formation

    Divine Reading and Immersion in Mystery

    The Public Profile of the Catholic Exorcist

    Catholic Balance: Freedom, Virtue, and the Common Good

    POPE LEO XIV Magnifica Humanitas

    Even in the darkest nights, the Lord raises up men and women who refuse to give up, who persevere in doing good, who protect the vulnerable and open pathways to reconciliation. The memory of the saints, righteous people and the oft-forgotten peacemakers, show us that grace does not magically eliminate conflict, but instead it inspires active resistance to evil and an astonishing creativity in doing good (paragraph 211).

    WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

    I doubt not then but innocence shall make false accusation blush, and tyranny tremble at patience.

    SENECA

    Associate with people who are likely to improve you.