The whole nature of Chrisitian martyrdom has shifted in the 21st century, according to Robert Royal, author of the new book “The Martyrs of the New Millennium.” ...

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always ...

The Greek genocide and the Pontic genocide instigated by the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish national movement is a dark ...

(Photo: Vatican Media )@Vatican Media Referring to Pope Leo’s concerns about the loss of patrimony of the Church of the East as they have been driven out of the region by persecution, Patriarch ...

those Catholic communities with origins in the Mideast and eastern Europe that have been decimated by years of conflict and persecution. “The church needs you!” Leo told a Holy Year audience ...

President Donald Trump launched a new commission on religious liberty on Thursday with some polarizing comments about church-state separation. Speaking at a Rose Garden ceremony, the president ...

"It seems that the Church has entered into a new era of persecution." Mr Kirker's remarks came as the 38 primates of the Anglican Communion were due to meet at Lambeth Palace tomorrow for a two ...

"This is persecution based on a protected characteristic — in this case, race. This is race-based persecution." Church World Service, an international Christian humanitarian organization, has also ...

Christians around the world have spent the day praying for the persecuted church. The focus of the day of prayer has changed to a different country every hour, with prayers being said for Bhutan, ...