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Christian Persecution

Fire from a molotov cocktail explodes in front of police as a police vehicle shoots water at protesters who marched against the commemoration of the discovery of the Americas, organized by Indigenous groups demanding autonomy and the recovery of ancestral land in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Esteban Felix/AP via Crux)

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Part Two: Latin America’s biggest Catholic stories of 2020

Inés San Martín|Dec 29, 2020|5 Min Read

A man prays with a rosary outside Notre Dame Basilica in Nice, France, Oct. 30, 2020, the day after three people were stabbed to death inside. (CNS photo/Eric Gaillard, Reuters)

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2020 year in review: Pandemic heightens dangers to international religious freedom

Dale Gavlak|Dec 28, 2020|7 Min Read

Catholic church in the city of Akure, Nigeria. (Jordi C/Shutterstock via CNA)

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Nigerian Christians facing 'calculated genocide,' Catholic bishop tells Congress

Matt Hadro|Dec 18, 2020|4 Min Read

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, gives a testimony of Christian persecution Nov. 28, 2018, during a vespers service in the Crypt Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

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Catholic archbishop: papal visit could 'change trajectory' of Christian presence in Iraq

Courtney Mares|Dec 18, 2020|3 Min Read

Nigerian security operatives during a military operation. (Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock via CNA)

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Knights of Columbus praise US listing of Nigeria as 'Country of Particular Concern'

Catholic News Agency|Dec 16, 2020|3 Min Read

People gather at the site of an explosion in al-Bab, Syria Nov. 24, 202,0 in this picture obtained from social media. Religious workers say worsening coronavirus pandemic and economic conditions in Syria are further deepening poverty and hardship. (CNS photo/MMC/Sharif Al Halabi)

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Pandemic, economy worsen situation for Syria's minority Christians

Dale Gavlak|Nov 30, 2020|4 Min Read

The aftermath of a fire at the Parish of St. Paul in Corbeil-Essonnes, France, July 4, 2020. (OIDACE via CNA)

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More than 500 hate crimes against Europe's Christians recorded in 2019

Courtney Mares|Nov 17, 2020|4 Min Read

Volunteers in Mosul, Iraq, clean the Syriac Catholic Church of St. Thomas Oct. 28, 2020. News reports said the effort "seeks to sweep away the horrors" of three years of rule by Islamic State militants and welcome back members of minority faiths who fled IS. (CNS photo/Abdullah Rashid, Reuters)

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Christians, Muslims again top list of faiths facing hostility worldwide

Mark Pattison|Nov 10, 2020|5 Min Read

(Flickr via CNA)

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Report: Catholic nuns in China forced out of convent amid government harassment

Catholic News Agency|Nov 4, 2020|3 Min Read

A protester gestures while a church is set on fire during a demonstration against Chile's government in Santiago Oct. 18, 2020, the one-year anniversary of the protests and riots that rocked the capital in 2019. (CNS photo/Ivan Alvarado, Reuters)

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Chile church attacks reflect growing Latam wave of anti-Christian violence

Inés San Martín|Oct 26, 2020|4 Min Read

(Gang Liu/Shutterstock via CNA)

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Report: Chinese government imprisoning more priests, bishops

Catholic News Agency|Sep 19, 2020|3 Min Read

(Shutterstock via CNA)

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Christian in Pakistan sentenced to death for blasphemy

Catholic News Agency|Sep 9, 2020|2 Min Read

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