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A Catholic community in Vietnam is still not recognized by government
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“Catholic communities here are not granted permits to buy land to erect chapels, so they have to use their houses as chapels."
Living in fear and misery after church attacks in Bangladesh
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"As the attacks took place, I fled to the forest with my family out of fear."
In Afghanistan, a dark future for religious freedom
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"All those who do not espouse the extreme Islamist views of the Taliban are at risk, even moderate Sunni."
Irish dioceses are reviving ‘Mass Rocks’ tradition
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Protestant England sought to extinguish the Catholic faith from the island. That was the time when Catholics gathered in remote and isolated spots where Mass ...
Young Iraqis are starting new lives in their homeland
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“Our life is not without risk, but life won’t stop, risk or no risk. We have to keep going.”
In Fatima, missionary thanks Our Lady for his liberation from jihadist kidnappers
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"It was there that they handcuffed me to a tree. It was a very uncomfortable moment. I wept, and I cried out to God ‘My ...
Catholic nurse comes under fire from Muslim colleagues
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"They called me a churi (low caste), an abusive term reserved for sanitation workers, and said they refused to work under a Christian."
Death of India’s Father Swamy ‘should be a wake-up call’
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The Indian authorities accused him of having contacts with Maoist and militant groups, which the Jesuit always denied.
Jihadists attack Christians in Niger
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The area has become one of the hotspots for militant jihadism in Africa.
ACN-sponsored short film on young faithful’s plight in Nicaragua wins award
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his testimony helped me appreciate the efforts of every young person who chose to remain faithful to the Gospel message without fear of the consequences."