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Persecution against Christians on the rise worldwide, says report

Overall, 5,898 Christians were killed, 5,110 churches were attacked or closed, 6,175 Christians were arrested without trial

Philippine Christian youth group warns against mandatory military service

The youth group expressed alarm over the proposal, saying the Philippine military has been “instruments of state-sponsored violence”

Afghanistan the most dangerous place to be Christian, advocacy group says

A takeover of the government by the Taliban has made it even harder — now, impossible— to live openly as a Christian
Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick of Seoul

New archbishop of Seoul vows to walk path of unity, reconciliation

The archbishop said priority has been identified in young people, to be recipients of special programs of evangelization and youth ministry

Pope Francis’ January 2022 prayer intention is for victims of religious persecution

In a video appeal released Jan. 4, the pope called religious persecution “inhuman” and “insane”

Third Hong Kong news company shutters as media fears grow

CitizenNews is the third media outlet to shutter as Beijing oversees a sweeping crackdown on dissent

Japan executes three prisoners in first hangings since 2019

Worldwide, at least 483 people were executed last year in 18 countries, according to rights watchdog Amnesty International

Interview: Christians in Nepal—rising hope amid persecution

A Christian leader in Nepal speaks of faith, challenges, and persecution of Christians and the recent arrest of two Korean Catholic nuns

Singapore’s Catholic archbishop expresses gratitude over growth of Church in city-state

Recent census shows that the Church in Singapore have grown in strength over the last five years

Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, retires

Cardinal Yeom was appointed 13th archbishop of Seoul in May 2012 and in February 2014, he was appointed the third Korean cardinal

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