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Report claims 700 Christians killed as ‘farewell gift’ to Nigeria’s ex-president

A leading Nigerian human rights organization has published a report claiming that largely Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed about 700 Christians in May as “farewell gifts” to former President Muhamadu Buhari. Buhari handed over power to new President Bola Tinubu on May 29, but the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law in a […]

New report: More than 50% of people live in a country with serious religious persecution

More than half of the global population lives in a country in which state or non-state actors actively persecute people for their religious beliefs, according to the 2023 Religious Freedom in the World report. The report was released on the first day of Religious Freedom Week, in which the U.S. Catholic bishops have invited Catholics […]

In snub to Russia, Ukraine’s Orthodox Church moves Christmas to Dec. 25

In a decision seen as an act of defiance towards the Russian Orthodox Church, which also has the effect of promoting closer ties with Roman Catholics and other Western branches of Christianity, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has decided to move Christmas to Dec. 25. Traditionally, Ukrainian Christians, the bulk of whom are Orthodox, have […]

Good News from Iran: A Million New Christian Believers

What first comes into your mind when you see the word “Iran” in the headlines? Some of us immediately reflect on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s relentless efforts to develop a nuclear weapon, while their go-vernment-sponsored mobs chant, “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” For others, it’s Iran’s relentless military aggression in the Middle […]

Northeast’s apostle of peace takes mission to violence-hit Manipur

Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati, apo-stle of peace in no-rtheastern India, has gone to Mani-pur twice where ethnic violence has raged since May 3. “It is not easy to describe what I am doing. I have visited Manipur already twice, spending three days each. I have been to the Kuki areas of Churachandpur and […]