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Christian Persecution

Palestinian Roland Bassir stands on a hill overlooking his and his brother's quarry in the Christian village of Taybeh, West Bank, March 23, 2026. Bassir said he has been unable to open his quarry since Israeli Jewish extremist settlers took control of the area, threatening him with violence if he comes to work in the quarry he has owned for 20 years. (OSV News photo/Debbie Hill)

Franciscans press Rubio to act on settler violence against West Bank Christians

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 15, 2026|3 Min Read

Worshippers pray during Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 21, 2022. Retired Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata was detained by police June 29, 2026, one day after celebrating a Mass in the city of Estelí, during which he requested prayers for the country's persecuted Catholic Church, according to independent Nicaraguan news outlet Confidencial. (OSV News photo/Maynor Valenzuela, Reuters)

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Another Nicaraguan bishop vanishes in custody, deepening fears over Church persecution

David Agren|Jul 7, 2026|4 Min Read

Israeli Yisca Harani, who helped initiate the Religious Freedom Data Center hotline for anti-Christian attacks, is seen Oct. 5, 2023, standing outside the Catholic Church of Ecce Homo on the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross. On the third anniversary of the center's operations, Harani said there has been a steep increase of incidents of harassment against Christians in Israel over the past year. (OSV News photo/Debbie Hill)

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Christian harassment cases rise in Israel as advocates urge victims to report incidents

Judith Sudilovsky|Jun 9, 2026|5 Min Read

Women pray during Christmas Eve Mass at St. Paul's Cathedral in Kolkata, India, Dec. 24, 2025. (OSV News photo/Sahiba Chawdhary, Reuters)

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Holy See to UN: Christians are the most persecuted community in the world

Almudena Martínez-Bordiú|Mar 5, 2026|2 Min Read

A file photo shows the Chaldean Church of St. Paul in Mosul, Iraq, illuminated with red light in protest against the persecution of Christians around the world. (OSV News photo/Khalid Al-Mousily, Reuters)

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Report: More than 388 million Christians worldwide face 'high levels' of persecution

Gina Christian|Jan 14, 2026|5 Min Read

Flowers lie on caskets during a funeral Mass in the parish hall of St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Nigeria, June 17, 2022. The Mass was for some of the 40 victims killed in a June 5 attack by gunmen during Mass at the church. Over the last 14 years in Nigeria, 52,250 people have been killed only for being Christians, according to an April 10 report. (OSV News photo/Temilade Adelaja, Reuters)

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Bill Maher draws attention to plight of Christians in Nigeria

Kate Quiñones|Sep 30, 2025|4 Min Read

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Chinese government bans Catholic priests from teaching, evangelizing online

Madalaine Elhabbal|Sep 19, 2025|3 Min Read

Mass to mark the annual Aid to the Church in Need "Red Wednesday" commemoration for persecuted Christians at St. George's Cathedral in London Nov. 22, 2023. Europe's top security body warns anti-Christian hate crimes are rising sharpy -- fueled by "religious illiteracy" and growing hostility in public life. (OSV News photo/Marcin Mazur, courtesy ACN)

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Rights experts highlight rising anti-Christian hate crime in Europe

Jonathan Luxmoore|Aug 27, 2025|4 Min Read

The Greek Melkite Church of St. Michael in the Sweida village of Al-Sura, in Syria, was attacked and set ablaze by unknown assailants, according to witness accounts made to the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need on July 15, 2025. As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July -- with attacks on the country's Christian, Druze and Alawite communities perpetrated mainly by Islamist jihadists -- Christian communities in the region experienced a new wave of persecution. (OSV News photo/courtesy Aid to the Church in Need)

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Houses destroyed, church burnt: new wave of violence against Syrian Christians

Dale Gavlak|Jul 18, 2025|4 Min Read

Civil defense members inspect the damage after a blast rocked the Mar Elias Church according to witnesses, in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, June 22, 2025. (OSV News photo/The White Helmets/Handout via Reuters)

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'Help us escape, we can't live here,' pleads Damascus priest after deadly attack

Dale Gavlak|Jul 2, 2025|4 Min Read

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Latest attack reportedly kills nearly 200 people in Nigeria

Fredrick Nzwili|Jun 13, 2025|5 Min Read

Activists display a long list of atrocities against minorities on the first 300 days of the Narendra Modi government on March 19, 2015. (Anto Akkara via CNA)

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Christians decry plan in India for death penalty for conversions

Anto Akkara|Mar 14, 2025|3 Min Read

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