Persecution of Christians around the world has intensified, according to the latest report from the Pontifical Aid to the Church in Need (ACNE). Catholic Aid said in Munich on Friday that violence, discrimination and other human rights violations have worsened in many countries. The report, entitled ‘Persecuted and Forgotten’, examined the situation of Christians in […]
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How many Christians live in Israel? They make up 1.9 percent. population
There are 187,000 people living in Israel. 900 Christians. So they make up 1.9 percent. population of about 10 million people in this country. The vast majority in this group – 75.3 percent. – are Arab Christians, which makes up 6.9 percent. the Arab population of Israel. On the cusp of Christmas, the Israeli Central […]
Israeli president calls on Christians to ‘fight evil’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Christian churches to clearly condemn the Hamas attack. Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Christian churches to support his country in “eradicating evil from the Holy Land and enabling a different future for Israelis, Palestinians and the region.” At a meeting with patriarchs and church leaders on Thursday evening, […]
Thrown out of town
Pestilence and war are not the only plagues that have befallen Christians in Israel in recent years. It increasingly appears that the next plague that could finally end Christianity in the Holy Land, which has been going on for two thousand years, could be the State of Israel itself. Even if he has never been […]
The number of Christians in China has stabilized
According to an analysis by the Pew Research Center, the number of Christians in China has stabilized after rapid growth in the 1980s and 1990s. These figures, human rights activists and scholars told the Catholic News Agency, are not surprising given the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) actions in recent years to suppress Christianity. China saw […]
Lebanon: The situation for Christians is getting worse
“The situation of Lebanese Christians is currently very bad, especially since Hezbollah has established control over the Lebanese government in all its sectors,” Ibrahim Murad, chairman of the Syriac Union Party, told TVP1. Lebanon is a small country in the Middle East, located between Syria and Israel. It is a place where two worlds meet: […]
“They are pulling Christians out of the police stations.” What is the blasphemy law in Pakistan?
During the recent attacks on Christians in Pakistan, the mob of attackers invoked the Blasphemy Act. What is it about? The Reuters agency outlined this complicated situation in its August 17 Factbox column. Among others, author-expert Minister of Pakistan Affairs Asif Shahzad stated that “in fact no one in Pakistan has died because of the […]
Patriarch of Jerusalem: Attacks on Christians almost normal
According to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballi, Christians in Israel are becoming more and more victims of attacks. In an interview with the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Archbishop Pizzaballa said that in the past there was always aggression against Christians by Jews. “The novelty is the frequency with which they […]
“Christians in Israel are at risk because of the government”
In Netanyahu and the Israel of ultra-Orthodox Jews, attacks and violence are only Muslimsbut also Christians. Catholic Church Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa complained of growing distrust for members of the millennial Christian community in and around Jerusalem. “These people feel protected – with reference to violence. They feel that the cultural and political context can now […]
They deny the lawsuit calling for the political death of John Milton Rodríguez
Former presidential candidate John Milton Rodríguez was made aware of the Council of State’s ruling in the course of the trial against him for losing his inauguration as a senator of the Republic, seeking his political death. The MP’s trial was based on a series of allegations of alleged non-compliance with the disability regime. After […]