WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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

Persecution of Christians

Updated 13JULY2025

Organizations
  1. zeale.co/news/articles/13-year-old-christian-girl-asks-pakistani-court-to-free-her-from-alleged-abductor-and-forced-marriage
  2. www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/nigeria-more-than-30-christians-killed-as-church/
  3. Sudan: Priest who remained with his people despite violence killed in Nuba Mountains - Church in Need
  4. www.osvnews.com/chicago-archdiocese-countersuit-against-alleged-abuse-settlement-fraud-ring-gets-green-light/
  5. 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
  6. https://zeale.co/news/articles/nationals-executive-fired-after-undercover-video-sparks-controversy-over-comments-about-catholic-pit
  7. www.asianews.it/news-en/Priests'-kidnap-as-sectarian-tensions-reignites-in-Manipur-65457.html
  8. ISRAEL – PALESTINE The West Bank’s archaeological heritage under settlers' attack
  9. religionunplugged.com/news/2026/5/11/religious-freedom-watchdog-warns-of-expanding-fulani-militant-attacks-in-nigeria
  10. www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nnorth-east/878310-over-100-killed-98000-displaced-217-churches-destroyed-in-taraba-catholic-diocese.html
  11. smry.ai/es/thecatholicherald.com/article/fresh-outrage-after-image-appears-to-show-soldier-desecrating-marian-statue
  12. drgavinashenden.substack.com/p/the-bulldozed-convent-and-the-slaughtered Lebanon
  13. www.ucanews.com/news/4-catholics-arrested-after-mob-disrupts-mass-in-india/113116
  14. www.lifesitenews.com/news/latin-patriarchate-condemns-barbaric-hate-crime-against-catholic-nun-in-jerusalem/?utm_source=twitter
  15. https://zeale.co/news/articles/human-rights-watch-china-ramps-up-repression-of-underground-catholics
  16. 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/
  17. https://www.fakta.co/saint-romain-church-destroyed-fire
  18. Reparation for the Sacrilegious Attack at Milwaukee’s Gesu
  19. https://www.nigeriacatholicnetwork.com/csn-tasks-government-on-jos-killings/
  20. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/03/30/palm-sunday-attack-in-nigerias-jos-archdiocese-leaves-11-dead-curfew-imposed/
  21. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-03/remebering-the-martrys-of-witnesing-christs-charity-of-aden-ten.html
  22. The persecution continues: more than 50 people kidnapped in Christian districts of Nigeria - ZENIT - English
  23. https://zeale.co/news/articles/nigerian-priest-kidnapped-along-with-10-civilians
  24. https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/department-of-justice-investigates-vandalism-at-long-beach-catholic-school
  25. https://catholicvote.org/catholic-research-forum-calls-on-prime-minister-to-end-attacks-on-christians-in-india/
  26. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-12/fides-report-missionaries-pastoral-workers-killed-2025-africa.html
  27. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/indias-bishops-lament-alarming-rise
  28. https://zenit.org/2025/12/23/nigeria-a-decade-of-terror-for-catholic-priests/
  29. https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/12/analysis-the-islamic-states-war-on-christians-in-congo.php
  30. https://www.osvnews.com/community-recounts-unspeakable-tragedy-of-parents-awaiting-news-of-their-kidnapped-children-in-nigeria/
  31. 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 
  32. 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
  33. https://zenit.org/2025/11/19/muslim-groups-commit-massacre-of-christians-in-congo-nearly-30-dead/
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. https://spiritdaily.org/blog/church-attacks/
  37. https://newtelegraphng.com/herdsmen-kill-farmers-in-benue-burn-catholic-church-in-fresh-attack/
  38. https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=67260 Church burned down, children kidnapped as Islamist violence intensifies in Mozambique
  39. https://courage.media/2025/10/13/the-christian-genocide-no-one-names/
  40. https://cbn.com/news/world/30-christians-beheaded-mozambique-radical-islamic-terrorism-runs-rampant-parts-africa
  41. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/09/26/christian-persecution-in-nigeria-1200-churches-destroyed-annually-hundreds-killed/
  42. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/09/24/jihadist-groups-create-corridor-of-violence-targeting-christians-in-sahel/
  43. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce863x3g7jko Murders in Niger
  44. 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/
  45. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/2802-over-60-people-killed-in-ntoyo-congo-by-islamic-state-group-supporters
  46. https://spiritdaily.org/blog/300-year-old-cross-destroyed/
  47. "A Genocide," - A Bishop Speaks Bluntly of the Suffering of Christians in Nigeria - ZENIT - English
  48. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266377/security-breakdown-in-syria-syriac-catholic-archpriest-attacked
  49. https://thecatholicherald.com/article/seven-catholic-churches-attacked-in-spain-during-august-including-barcelonas-sagrada-familia
  50. https://catholicvote.org/fbi-investigating-minneapolis-catholic-church-shooting-as-hate-crime/?mkt_tok=NDI3LUxFUS0wNjYAAAGcjwMXAMHmkWDBQv4S9-oHqUeW6JoJ-F_o9_afmoOFCq2POMoEe7MWGFISjrxY29yxBMmHUOXRM9ADtngA4MtBgYBOH9sRM0xd5Kb5P18ieQ
  51. https://www.catholicarena.com/latest/indiachristians140825 Indian Christians Are Being Persecuted In Huge Numbers
  52. https://www.christiantoday.com/news/indonesia-religious-leaders-demand-stronger-protections-amid-rising-attacks-on-christians
  53. https://www.ncregister.com/cna/report-finds-over-400-cases-of-vandalism-other-hostile-acts-against-churches-in-2024-azykkf84
  54. https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2025/08/13/islamic-extremists-killed-22000/
  55. https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2025/08/07/islamic-state-beheads-christians-burns-churches-mozambique-rampage/
  56. https://catholicconnect.in/news/catholic-priests-nuns-catechist-attacked-by-bajrang-dal-mob-in-jaleswar-odisha
  57. https://lpj.org/en/news/statement-on-the-attack-perpetrated-in-the-christian-town-of-taybeh
  58. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265629/violence-continues-to-escalate-in-west-bank-as-settlers-target-christian-village
  59. 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.
  60. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265591/massacre-in-congolese-catholic-church-kills-at-least-31-worshippers
  61. https://thecatholicherald.com/article/gunmen-kills-security-guard-and-abduct-3-seminarians-in-nigeria
  62. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-middle-east/2025/07/christian-leaders-condemn-violence-by-israeli-settlers-on-west-bank-town
  63. https://zenit.org/2025/07/11/fires-set-by-jewish-settlers-threaten-the-town-of-taybeh-the-only-completely-christian-town-in-the-world/
  64. 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
  65. https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/confronting-the-west-s-rising-anti-christian-hostility
  66. https://catholicvote.org/religious-persecution-watchdog-urges-prayer-as-anti-christian-violence-escalates-in-india/
  67. https://thecatholicherald.com/crucifix-set-alight-and-40-headstones-smashed-in-scottish-cemetery-attack/
  68. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-christians-ask-why-us-after-suicide-bombing-damascus-church-2025-06-23/
  69. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blast-rocks-church-syrias-damascus-witnesses-say-2025-06-22/
  70. 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
  71. https://www.osvnews.com/prayers-continue-for-release-of-abducted-nigerian-priest-who-recently-served-in-alaska/
  72. 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
  73. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/380-million-christians-face-brutal-persecution-in-muslim-majority-regions/
  74. https://thecatholicherald.com/this-is-horror-thirty-six-nigerian-christians-murdered-in-three-day-bloodbath/
  75. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/264295/crimes-against-churches-and-christians-in-germany-on-the-rise
  76. https://religionunplugged.com/news/2025/5/16/uscirf-highlights-surging-violence-against-christians-in-nigeria-urges-us-action
  77. https://www.ksn.com/news/religious-statue-bashed-outside-of-clinic-in-wichita/
  78. https://catholicvote.org/500th-catholic-church-attack-man-detonates-explosive-perpetual-adoration-chapel-altar/
  79. https://morningstarnews.org/2025/04/killer-of-staines-and-sons-released-as-hero-in-india/
  80. https://www.opendoorsuk.org/news/latest-news/nigeria-christians-attacks/ Christians among 113 killed in latest spate of attacks in Nigeria
  81. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/attack-gunmen-leaves-40-people-dead-nigeria-countrys-120804551
  82. https://www.osvnews.com/nicaragua-cracks-down-further-on-church-during-holy-week/
  83. https://astoriapost.com/suspect-smashes-religious-statue-astoria-church
  84. https://thecatholicherald.com/haitian-mobs-hunt-down-and-murders-religious-sisters/
  85. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/analysis/orthodox-christian-institutions-plundered-in-turkish-muslim-nationalist-campaign/
  86. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263051/christian-communities-in-israel-face-growing-hostility-annual-report-reveals
  87. https://thecatholicherald.com/young-christian-brutally-attacked-in-pakistan/
  88. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/03/24/two-more-priests-kidnapped-by-jihadists-in-nigeria/
  89. https://www.ncregister.com/news/nigerian-bishop-decries-anti-christian-attacks
  90. https://thecatholicherald.com/another-kidnapped-priest-killed-in-nigeria-nearly-150-priests-seized-in-last-10-years/
  91. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262677/cathedrals-churches-in-mexico-vandalized-during-international-women-s-day-marches
  92. https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/in-syria-real-massacres-phantom-killings-constant-threats In Syria: Real Massacres, Phantom Killings, Constant Threats
  93. 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
  94. https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=65010 Syrian Patriarchs plead for peace as Christians are killed
  95. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/1846-pastoral-center-in-northern-myanmar-among-latest-catholic-sites-bombed-by-governing-military-junta
  96. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262591/nigerian-diocese-pays-tribute-to-priest-who-was-murdered-on-ash-wednesday
  97. https://catholicvote.org/nigeria-once-again-declared-worlds-deadliest-country-for-christians/
  98. https://angelusnews.com/news/world/14-catholics-killed-in-congo/ 14 Catholics killed in Democratic Republic of Congo after refusing to convert to Islam
  99. https://www.foxnews.com/world/70-christians-beheaded-african-country-isis-aligned-militants-groups-say-world-mostly-silent
  100. https://gellerreport.com/2024/12/watch-palestinians-violently-attack-bethlehem-church-during-christmas-rehearsals.html/ Muslims Violently Attack Bethlehem Church During Christmas Rehearsals
  101. 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
  102. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/12/christians-attacked-in-village-in-bangladesh Christians attacked in village in Bangladesh
  103. https://catholicvote.org/vandals-destroy-20k-worth-of-property-at-indiana-catholic-church/
  104. https://x.com/CatholicVote/status/1842220905298022669?t=GD7nkkXEU4sI0brCGnFavw&s=03 Notre-Dame des Sept Allégresses Church
  105. https://humanevents.com/2024/09/26/9-churches-set-ablaze-in-3-week-arson-rampage-across-europe#google_vignette
  106. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260677/we-are-in-trouble-catholic-priests-lament-another-jihadist-group-making-inroads-in-nigeria
  107. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260575/nearly-half-of-2500-anti-christian-hate-crimes-in-europe-were-in-france-report-says
  108. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/causes-of-catholics-killed-by-islamists
  109. https://catholicherald.co.uk/another-priest-kidnapped-in-nigeria/
  110. https://www.oursundayvisitor.com/christian-persecution-is-increasing-dramatically-around-the-globe-report-says/
  111. https://catholicvote.org/pakistani-christian-girls-abducted-by-muslim-activists/
  112. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260127/seminary-rector-kidnapped-during-evening-prayers-at-nigerian-minor-seminary
  113. https://catholicvote.org/vandalism-at-pennsylvania-catholic-church-shock-parishioners/
  114. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21033/christians-slaughtered-in-nigeria
  115. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259953/islamic-terrorists-massacre-150-in-burkina-faso
  116. https://catholicvote.org/islamist-fulani-terrorists-kidnap-torture-kill-christians-nigeria/
  117. 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
  118. https://www.catholic.org/news/national/story.php?id=87233 Hate crimes at Georgetown University
  119. https://canadiancatholicnews.ca/2024/08/17/interfaith-support-for-ottawa-church-following-recent-vandalism-attack/
  120. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259071/56000-killed-in-nigeria-s-ethnic-and-religious-violence-christians-disproportionately-affected
  121. https://catholicvote.org/religious-freedom-activist-nigerian-fulani-herdsmen/
  122. https://aleteia.org/2024/08/19/venezuelan-priest-detained-amid-growing-repression
  123. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/egypt-yemeni-christian-convert-on-hunger-strike-to-protest-unjust-imprisonment-since-2021/
  124. https://acninternational.org/kidnapping-of-priests-remains-rampant-in-nigeria/
  125. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/ireland-priest-stabbed-outside-defence-forces-barracks/
  126. 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.
  127. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/07/christian-woman-brutally-murdered-in-india
  128. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2024/07/eritrea-arrests-over-200-christians-in-one-year
  129. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2024/07/resurgence-of-suicide-attacks-concern-nigerias-church-leaders
  130. https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/07/02/video-captures-cab-driver-vandalizing-church-statue/
  131. https://catholicherald.co.uk/pakistani-church-leaders-demand-swift-action-after-lynch-mob-murder-of-elderly-christian/
  132. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/whats-behind-the-latest-killing-of Nazir Masih
  133. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/06/christian-man-dies-from-wounds-received-in-may-25-attack-in-pakistan
  134. https://www.mercatornet.com/ethnic_cleansing_of_armenians_continues_in_the_caucasus_is_anyone_paying_attention
  135. https://punchng.com/police-launch-manhunt-as-gunmen-kidnap-catholic-priest-in-anambra/
  136. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/257564/priest-shot-dead-in-south-africa-catholic-bishops-there-decry-pandemic-of-murder
  137. https://catholicvote.org/vandal-shatters-historic-marian-statue-outside-local-catholic-church-in-oklahoma/
  138. https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/
  139. https://twitter.com/ChristiansMENA/status/1783488405784908025?t=C4FJulhSy_bBOwOd6c7PkQ&s=03 Islamists celebrate while church burning; Coptic Christian homes destroyed
  140. https://www.lifenews.com/2024/04/29/abortion-advocates-vandalize-church-with-graphic-pro-abortion-messages/
  141. 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.
  142. https://www.jihadwatch.org/2024/04/germany-muslims-plotted-to-murder-as-many-non-muslims-as-possible-inside-and-outside-church-on-ascension-day
  143. https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/nigeria-s-silent-slaughter-62-000-christians-murdered-since-2000
  144. https://catholicherald.co.uk/no-justice-for-pakistans-christians-eight-months-after-atrocity-british-parliament-told/
  145. https://globalnews.ca/news/8035728/bc-civil-liberties-association-head-resigns-controversy/ Anti-Catholic bias demonstrated by BC Civil Rights Association leader
  146. 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).
  147. https://twitter.com/CatholicArena/status/1781594989211885759 Two churches burned - attempted arson - in County Meath, Ireland.
  148. https://catholicherald.co.uk/twenty-nine-nigerian-christians-slaughtered-in-three-day-pogrom/
  149. https://www.osvnews.com/2024/04/17/experts-attack-on-texas-priest-other-incidents-show-parishes-need-to-get-serious-on-security/
  150. https://aleteia.org/2024/04/15/bishop-stabbed-in-sydney-church-while-giving-bible-study/
  151. 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
  152. https://aleteia.org/2024/04/15/bishop-stabbed-in-sydney-church-while-giving-bible-study/
  153. 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
  154. https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2024/03/vandals-topple-church-statue/
  155. https://aleteia.org/2024/03/14/hundreds-of-nigerian-school-kids-abducted-in-broad-daylight/
  156. https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/27/exclusive-catholic-churches-attacked-400-times-since-2020-tracker-finds/
  157. 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
  158. https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=LK24B37&f=IS24B01 FEB2024 FRC Report
  159. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfPSu-EllaE Attempted arson at Blessed Sacrament Parish Church, Regina, Manitoba, Feb 12, 2024
  160. 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
  161. https://panow.com/2024/01/23/vandals-target-religious-statue/
  162. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68122404 Attack on Catholic Church in Istanbul
  163. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256667/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-attack-on-catholic-church-in-istanbul
  164. https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/
  165. https://cforc.com/2024/01/arson-attacks-rise-canada/
  166. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256551/report-33-churches-in-canada-destroyed-by-fire-since-may-2021
  167. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248122/police-investigate-after-two-catholic-churches-burn-on-british-columbia-tribal-lands
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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 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/

    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).

    WORDS TO THE WHYS

    The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject. - Marcus Aurelius