Persecution of Christians

Religious persecution alive in Canada, ACN report finds

Religious freedom eroded in subtle ways states Aid to Church in Need

Susan Korah · October 21, 2025

In a world marked by instability, political polarization, violence and economic hardship, religious persecution is on the rise in scale and intensity, and Canada is not immune, says the latest report from the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).

Persecuted Nigerian Christians seek world's prayers

Quinton Amundson · October 1, 2025

Fr. Oliver Ortese has a message for Catholics and Christians around the world who stand in solidarity with persecuted Nigerian Christians.

Christian genocide feared in Nigeria

Murdered priest latest in long list of offences against Church

Ngala Killian Chimton · September 24, 2025

The Church in Nigeria, ravaged by kidnappings of clergy, is mourning Fr. Mathew Eya, killed Sept. 19 as he was returning to his parish of St. Charles in Eha-Ndiagu, in Enugu state.

Over 60 people killed in Ntoyo, Congo, by Islamic State group supporters

OSV News · September 17, 2025

The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need expressed its "deep concern and solidarity" with the families of the victims of a brutal attack carried out on the night of Sept. 8-9 in Ntoyo in the area of St. Joseph of Manguredjipa Catholic Parish, which is in the Congolese province of North Kivu.

A million voices sought for Africa's oppressed Christians

Quinton Amundson · September 5, 2025

As of Sept. 5, Open Doors International’s “Arise Africa” petition has garnered a striking 225,000 signatures, almost a quarter way to its goal in a groundswell of support for oppressed Christians in sub-Saharan Africa.

Exiled priest calls Nicaraguan governor seizures of Catholic school ’theft’

David Agren · August 14, 2025

Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista regime has seized a prominent Catholic school, claiming without proof that it had operated a "torture" centre during past protests and renaming the education facility for a slain partisan.

The changing face of Christian persecution

Radical Islam, Mexican cartels today's greatest threats

Quinton Amundson · July 30, 2025

A quarter century has passed since Catholic author Robert Royal presented his book The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century: A Comprehensive Global History to Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee Year 2000.

Disappeared Colombian priest 'freed'

Gina Christian · July 29, 2025

An Augustinian priest in Colombia who disappeared in June has been released, his order confirmed in a July 27 statement.

Massacre 'of faithful in the house of God' in Congolese Catholic church leaves 43 dead

Fredrick Nzwili · July 28, 2025

At least 43 people, including children, were killed July 27 in a brutal overnight attack on a Catholic church in Komanda in eastern Congo.

Kidnapped Nigerian priest who served in Alaska is now free

Gina Christian · July 22, 2025

A Nigerian priest kidnapped by Boko Haram in June has been released, OSV News has learned.