"The world is seeing an increasing push toward oppressive control over religion, particularly Christianity, as a consequence of several modern and ... titled "The Global Persecution Index 2025 ...

the first Modern Orthodox Jewish community in France. Nelson showed a brief five-minute clip that detailed stories of ...

The number of Christians ... period (Oct. 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2024). “No country among the top 50 had a greater score increase than Kyrgyzstan, which added more than seven points to its ...

This was helped by energetic apostles, such as Paul and by the modern communications ... Despite this, Nero's persecution of the new Christian sect was brief and, in the first century at least ...

These letters concern an episode which marks the first time the Roman government recognized Christianity as a religion separate from Judaism, and sets a precedent for the massive persecution of ...

Set in the 17th century, the film depicts Japan’s persecution of Christian missionaries and ... this troubling history — and its all-too-modern counterpart in the Middle East and elsewhere ...

The World Watch List 2025, a list of the 50 countries with extreme levels of oppression, has been released for the period from ... Rome (AsiaNews) – Anti-Christian persecution is growing all ...