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Persecution of Christians

Updated 20OCT2025

Organizations
  1. https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=67260 Church burned down, children kidnapped as Islamist violence intensifies in Mozambique
  2. https://courage.media/2025/10/13/the-christian-genocide-no-one-names/
  3. https://cbn.com/news/world/30-christians-beheaded-mozambique-radical-islamic-terrorism-runs-rampant-parts-africa
  4. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/09/26/christian-persecution-in-nigeria-1200-churches-destroyed-annually-hundreds-killed/
  5. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/09/24/jihadist-groups-create-corridor-of-violence-targeting-christians-in-sahel/
  6. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce863x3g7jko Murders in Niger
  7. 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/
  8. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/2802-over-60-people-killed-in-ntoyo-congo-by-islamic-state-group-supporters
  9. https://spiritdaily.org/blog/300-year-old-cross-destroyed/
  10. "A Genocide," - A Bishop Speaks Bluntly of the Suffering of Christians in Nigeria - ZENIT - English
  11. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266377/security-breakdown-in-syria-syriac-catholic-archpriest-attacked
  12. https://thecatholicherald.com/article/seven-catholic-churches-attacked-in-spain-during-august-including-barcelonas-sagrada-familia
  13. https://catholicvote.org/fbi-investigating-minneapolis-catholic-church-shooting-as-hate-crime/?mkt_tok=NDI3LUxFUS0wNjYAAAGcjwMXAMHmkWDBQv4S9-oHqUeW6JoJ-F_o9_afmoOFCq2POMoEe7MWGFISjrxY29yxBMmHUOXRM9ADtngA4MtBgYBOH9sRM0xd5Kb5P18ieQ
  14. https://www.catholicarena.com/latest/indiachristians140825 Indian Christians Are Being Persecuted In Huge Numbers
  15. https://www.christiantoday.com/news/indonesia-religious-leaders-demand-stronger-protections-amid-rising-attacks-on-christians
  16. https://www.ncregister.com/cna/report-finds-over-400-cases-of-vandalism-other-hostile-acts-against-churches-in-2024-azykkf84
  17. https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2025/08/13/islamic-extremists-killed-22000/
  18. https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2025/08/07/islamic-state-beheads-christians-burns-churches-mozambique-rampage/
  19. https://catholicconnect.in/news/catholic-priests-nuns-catechist-attacked-by-bajrang-dal-mob-in-jaleswar-odisha
  20. https://lpj.org/en/news/statement-on-the-attack-perpetrated-in-the-christian-town-of-taybeh
  21. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265629/violence-continues-to-escalate-in-west-bank-as-settlers-target-christian-village
  22. 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.
  23. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265591/massacre-in-congolese-catholic-church-kills-at-least-31-worshippers
  24. https://thecatholicherald.com/article/gunmen-kills-security-guard-and-abduct-3-seminarians-in-nigeria
  25. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-middle-east/2025/07/christian-leaders-condemn-violence-by-israeli-settlers-on-west-bank-town
  26. https://zenit.org/2025/07/11/fires-set-by-jewish-settlers-threaten-the-town-of-taybeh-the-only-completely-christian-town-in-the-world/
  27. 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
  28. https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/confronting-the-west-s-rising-anti-christian-hostility
  29. https://catholicvote.org/religious-persecution-watchdog-urges-prayer-as-anti-christian-violence-escalates-in-india/
  30. https://thecatholicherald.com/crucifix-set-alight-and-40-headstones-smashed-in-scottish-cemetery-attack/
  31. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-christians-ask-why-us-after-suicide-bombing-damascus-church-2025-06-23/
  32. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blast-rocks-church-syrias-damascus-witnesses-say-2025-06-22/
  33. 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
  34. https://www.osvnews.com/prayers-continue-for-release-of-abducted-nigerian-priest-who-recently-served-in-alaska/
  35. 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
  36. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/380-million-christians-face-brutal-persecution-in-muslim-majority-regions/
  37. https://thecatholicherald.com/this-is-horror-thirty-six-nigerian-christians-murdered-in-three-day-bloodbath/
  38. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/264295/crimes-against-churches-and-christians-in-germany-on-the-rise
  39. https://religionunplugged.com/news/2025/5/16/uscirf-highlights-surging-violence-against-christians-in-nigeria-urges-us-action
  40. https://www.ksn.com/news/religious-statue-bashed-outside-of-clinic-in-wichita/
  41. https://catholicvote.org/500th-catholic-church-attack-man-detonates-explosive-perpetual-adoration-chapel-altar/
  42. https://morningstarnews.org/2025/04/killer-of-staines-and-sons-released-as-hero-in-india/
  43. https://www.opendoorsuk.org/news/latest-news/nigeria-christians-attacks/ Christians among 113 killed in latest spate of attacks in Nigeria
  44. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/attack-gunmen-leaves-40-people-dead-nigeria-countrys-120804551
  45. https://www.osvnews.com/nicaragua-cracks-down-further-on-church-during-holy-week/
  46. https://astoriapost.com/suspect-smashes-religious-statue-astoria-church
  47. https://thecatholicherald.com/haitian-mobs-hunt-down-and-murders-religious-sisters/
  48. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/analysis/orthodox-christian-institutions-plundered-in-turkish-muslim-nationalist-campaign/
  49. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263051/christian-communities-in-israel-face-growing-hostility-annual-report-reveals
  50. https://thecatholicherald.com/young-christian-brutally-attacked-in-pakistan/
  51. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/03/24/two-more-priests-kidnapped-by-jihadists-in-nigeria/
  52. https://www.ncregister.com/news/nigerian-bishop-decries-anti-christian-attacks
  53. https://thecatholicherald.com/another-kidnapped-priest-killed-in-nigeria-nearly-150-priests-seized-in-last-10-years/
  54. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262677/cathedrals-churches-in-mexico-vandalized-during-international-women-s-day-marches
  55. https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/in-syria-real-massacres-phantom-killings-constant-threats In Syria: Real Massacres, Phantom Killings, Constant Threats
  56. 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
  57. https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=65010 Syrian Patriarchs plead for peace as Christians are killed
  58. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/1846-pastoral-center-in-northern-myanmar-among-latest-catholic-sites-bombed-by-governing-military-junta
  59. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262591/nigerian-diocese-pays-tribute-to-priest-who-was-murdered-on-ash-wednesday
  60. https://catholicvote.org/nigeria-once-again-declared-worlds-deadliest-country-for-christians/
  61. https://www.foxnews.com/world/70-christians-beheaded-african-country-isis-aligned-militants-groups-say-world-mostly-silent
  62. https://gellerreport.com/2024/12/watch-palestinians-violently-attack-bethlehem-church-during-christmas-rehearsals.html/ Muslims Violently Attack Bethlehem Church During Christmas Rehearsals
  63. 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
  64. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/12/christians-attacked-in-village-in-bangladesh Christians attacked in village in Bangladesh
  65. https://catholicvote.org/vandals-destroy-20k-worth-of-property-at-indiana-catholic-church/
  66. https://x.com/CatholicVote/status/1842220905298022669?t=GD7nkkXEU4sI0brCGnFavw&s=03 Notre-Dame des Sept Allégresses Church
  67. https://humanevents.com/2024/09/26/9-churches-set-ablaze-in-3-week-arson-rampage-across-europe#google_vignette
  68. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260677/we-are-in-trouble-catholic-priests-lament-another-jihadist-group-making-inroads-in-nigeria
  69. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260575/nearly-half-of-2500-anti-christian-hate-crimes-in-europe-were-in-france-report-says
  70. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/causes-of-catholics-killed-by-islamists
  71. https://catholicherald.co.uk/another-priest-kidnapped-in-nigeria/
  72. https://www.oursundayvisitor.com/christian-persecution-is-increasing-dramatically-around-the-globe-report-says/
  73. https://catholicvote.org/pakistani-christian-girls-abducted-by-muslim-activists/
  74. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260127/seminary-rector-kidnapped-during-evening-prayers-at-nigerian-minor-seminary
  75. https://catholicvote.org/vandalism-at-pennsylvania-catholic-church-shock-parishioners/
  76. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21033/christians-slaughtered-in-nigeria
  77. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259953/islamic-terrorists-massacre-150-in-burkina-faso
  78. https://catholicvote.org/islamist-fulani-terrorists-kidnap-torture-kill-christians-nigeria/
  79. 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
  80. https://www.catholic.org/news/national/story.php?id=87233 Hate crimes at Georgetown University
  81. https://canadiancatholicnews.ca/2024/08/17/interfaith-support-for-ottawa-church-following-recent-vandalism-attack/
  82. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259071/56000-killed-in-nigeria-s-ethnic-and-religious-violence-christians-disproportionately-affected
  83. https://catholicvote.org/religious-freedom-activist-nigerian-fulani-herdsmen/
  84. https://aleteia.org/2024/08/19/venezuelan-priest-detained-amid-growing-repression
  85. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/egypt-yemeni-christian-convert-on-hunger-strike-to-protest-unjust-imprisonment-since-2021/
  86. https://acninternational.org/kidnapping-of-priests-remains-rampant-in-nigeria/
  87. https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/ireland-priest-stabbed-outside-defence-forces-barracks/
  88. 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.
  89. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/07/christian-woman-brutally-murdered-in-india
  90. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2024/07/eritrea-arrests-over-200-christians-in-one-year
  91. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2024/07/resurgence-of-suicide-attacks-concern-nigerias-church-leaders
  92. https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/07/02/video-captures-cab-driver-vandalizing-church-statue/
  93. https://catholicherald.co.uk/pakistani-church-leaders-demand-swift-action-after-lynch-mob-murder-of-elderly-christian/
  94. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/whats-behind-the-latest-killing-of Nazir Masih
  95. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/06/christian-man-dies-from-wounds-received-in-may-25-attack-in-pakistan
  96. https://www.mercatornet.com/ethnic_cleansing_of_armenians_continues_in_the_caucasus_is_anyone_paying_attention
  97. https://punchng.com/police-launch-manhunt-as-gunmen-kidnap-catholic-priest-in-anambra/
  98. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/257564/priest-shot-dead-in-south-africa-catholic-bishops-there-decry-pandemic-of-murder
  99. https://catholicvote.org/vandal-shatters-historic-marian-statue-outside-local-catholic-church-in-oklahoma/
  100. https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/
  101. https://twitter.com/ChristiansMENA/status/1783488405784908025?t=C4FJulhSy_bBOwOd6c7PkQ&s=03 Islamists celebrate while church burning; Coptic Christian homes destroyed
  102. https://www.lifenews.com/2024/04/29/abortion-advocates-vandalize-church-with-graphic-pro-abortion-messages/
  103. 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.
  104. https://www.jihadwatch.org/2024/04/germany-muslims-plotted-to-murder-as-many-non-muslims-as-possible-inside-and-outside-church-on-ascension-day
  105. https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/nigeria-s-silent-slaughter-62-000-christians-murdered-since-2000
  106. https://catholicherald.co.uk/no-justice-for-pakistans-christians-eight-months-after-atrocity-british-parliament-told/
  107. https://globalnews.ca/news/8035728/bc-civil-liberties-association-head-resigns-controversy/ Anti-Catholic bias demonstrated by BC Civil Rights Association leader
  108. 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).
  109. https://twitter.com/CatholicArena/status/1781594989211885759 Two churches burned - attempted arson - in County Meath, Ireland.
  110. https://catholicherald.co.uk/twenty-nine-nigerian-christians-slaughtered-in-three-day-pogrom/
  111. https://www.osvnews.com/2024/04/17/experts-attack-on-texas-priest-other-incidents-show-parishes-need-to-get-serious-on-security/
  112. https://aleteia.org/2024/04/15/bishop-stabbed-in-sydney-church-while-giving-bible-study/
  113. 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
  114. https://aleteia.org/2024/04/15/bishop-stabbed-in-sydney-church-while-giving-bible-study/
  115. 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
  116. https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2024/03/vandals-topple-church-statue/
  117. https://aleteia.org/2024/03/14/hundreds-of-nigerian-school-kids-abducted-in-broad-daylight/
  118. https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/27/exclusive-catholic-churches-attacked-400-times-since-2020-tracker-finds/
  119. 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
  120. https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=LK24B37&f=IS24B01 FEB2024 FRC Report
  121. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfPSu-EllaE Attempted arson at Blessed Sacrament Parish Church, Regina, Manitoba, Feb 12, 2024
  122. 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
  123. https://panow.com/2024/01/23/vandals-target-religious-statue/
  124. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68122404 Attack on Catholic Church in Istanbul
  125. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256667/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-attack-on-catholic-church-in-istanbul
  126. https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/
  127. https://cforc.com/2024/01/arson-attacks-rise-canada/
  128. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256551/report-33-churches-in-canada-destroyed-by-fire-since-may-2021
  129. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248122/police-investigate-after-two-catholic-churches-burn-on-british-columbia-tribal-lands
  130. https://tnc.news/2024/01/02/a-map-of-every-church-burnt-or-vandalized-since-the-residential-school-announcements3/
  131. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1I_E48OhsJpTMMmO_EX_PSZAkOnHoIXyG&femb=1&ll=58.459503787995374%2C-92.87236944999998&z=3
  132. https://ccrl.ca/church-attacks-database/
  133. 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.
  134. https://nypost.com/2023/12/30/news/nigeria-christmas-massacre-sees-over-100-christians-dead-killed-for-sport/
  135. https://nasarean.org/index.php
  136. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/two-more-historic-churches-in-canada-set-ablaze-by-arsonists/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=usa
  137. https://ccrl.ca/news/anticatholicviolenceincrease/
  138. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/church-fires-canada-1.7055838#:~:text=CBC%20News%20has%20examined%2033,others%20are%20still%20under%20investigation.
  139. https://www.ncregister.com/cna/nahida-and-samar-mother-and-daughter-killed-in-attack-on-gaza-parish
  140. https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fbi-anti-catholic-memo.pdf
  141. https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/judiciary-committee-uncovers-multiple-fbi-field-offices-coordinated-prepare
  142. https://tnc.news/2023/10/26/liberal-and-ndp-debate-church-burnings/
  143. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-villagers-missing-two-days-after-suspected-nomadic-herders-kill-140-2023-12-26/
  144. https://tnc.news/2023/07/04/a-map-of-every-church-burnt-or-vandalized-since-the-residential-school-announcements1/ 
  145. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/when-will-the-world-wake-up-to-the-persecution-of-nigerian-christians/
  146. https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-hate-crimes-against-catholics-almost-tripled-do-canadians-care
  147. https://bccatholic.ca/news/catholic-van/anti-catholic-hate-crimes-rising-faster-than-every-category-combined-and-few-seem-to-care
  148. https://www.straight.com/news/roman-catholic-church-in-new-westminster-vandalized-with-orange-graffiti
  149. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251977/don-t-ignore-canada-s-spike-in-anti-catholic-hate-crimes-watchdog-says
  150. https://www.straight.com/news/east-vancouver-catholic-church-vandalized-on-canada-day
  151. https://tnc.news/2021/07/05/indigenous-chiefs-and-leaders-decry-church-burnings-and-vandalism/
  152. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248185/indigenous-leaders-condemn-recent-vandalism-of-churches-in-canada
  153. https://tnc.news/2021/07/02/11-calgary-churches-hit-by-vandalism-hate-crimes-unit-investigating/
  154. https://www.catholicregister.org/item/32558-alberta-man-charged-with-hate-crime-for-disrupting-mass
  155. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57626410
  156. 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 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.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
    2. https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/first-indigenous-nun-at-canadian-school-contradicts-anti-catholic-mass-grave-narrative/
    3. https://www.tfp.org/four-years-320-million-and-zero-bodies-the-mystery-of-the-graves-at-canadas-kamloops-school/
    4. https://catholicvote.org/canada-stops-funding-mass-grave-inquiries-after-investigations-found-no-human-remains/
    5. 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.
    6. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/first-nations-graves
    7. https://nypost.com/2023/08/31/still-no-evidence-of-mass-graves-of-indigenous-children-in-canada/
    8. https://nypost.com/2022/05/27/kamloops-mass-grave-debunked-biggest-fake-news-in-canada/
    9. https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/how-ground-penetrating-radar-is-used-to-find-unmarked-graves-at-residential-schools/

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