A new report compiled by Catholic group Aid to the Church in Need found that Christian persecution has risen in at least 18 countries, mostly in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
A view of the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Nigeria, June 6, 2022, a day after an attack targeted worshipers.
In his forward to the report, Father Andrew Adeniyi Abayomi, whose church in Nigeria was attacked by gunmen on Pentecost, wrote:"The suffering Church needs people to speak out for us. For the killing to stop, more organizations like ACN need to proclaim the truth of what is happening to Christians all over the world. If not, we will always remain persecuted and forgotten."
The"world’s oldest and most important Christian communities located in Iraq, Syria, and Palestine" are also particularly endangered, the report continued, noting that the Christian population in Syria has plunged from 1.5 million to only 300,000 since 2011.such as China, Vietnam and North Korea reportedly emerges from state authorities, who clamp down on the faithful with arrests, forced church closures and draconian legislation.
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