Archive for the ‘Persecution’ Category

Funeral mass for Iraqi archbishop
March 14, 2008

Christians from across Iraq have been attending the funeral of the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, Paulos Faraj Rahho.
Surrounded by armed guards, mourners wept and held flowers as the coffin was carried through the village of Kremlis, near Mosul in northern Iraq.
The archbishop’s body was found in a shallow grave on Thursday, two weeks [...]

Jordan Expels Foreign Christians for ‘Illegal’ Preaching
February 21, 2008

The Muslim-majority country of Jordan acknowledged Wednesday that it expelled foreign Christians for illegal preaching under what it claims was the guise of charity work.

Indian Prime Minister Promises Protection for Christians
February 21, 2008

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised to protect India´s Christians in a letter to the widow of an Australian missionary killed nine years ago in a sectarian attack in the east of the country.
A story on the AFP News Service reported that Graham Staines and his two young sons were burnt alive in January [...]

Hindu mobs ransack churches in India
December 27, 2007

There have been a lot of persecution against Christians recently in India. Many of the King’s Family congregations and pastors have suffered much, and our missionary canons have been informed of the difficulties that there are facing each day to continue the work in India.
Let us pray for our beloved Indian brothers in Christ.