Church Under Attack

Thursday, January 23, 2014

The following excerpts are from Catholic World News Headlines:

More than 4,000 cases of anti-Christian violence occurred in India last year, according to a report received by the Fides news agency.
The “report on persecution in 2013,” prepared cooperatively by several Christian groups in India, documented 7 murders along with hundreds of beatings, attacks on churches, and other forms of abuse.

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4,000 incidents of anti-Christian violence in India last year : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from CWN (Catholic World News):

Five armed jihadists beheaded a Syrian Christian after they observed that he was wearing a cross around his neck, according to the Fides news agency.
Fides, the news service of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, reported:
The incident, which occurred on 8 January, was reported to Fides only now by a priest in the diocese of Homs. The two, Firas Nader (29), and Fadi Matanius Mattah (34), were traveling by car from Homs to the Christian village of Marmarita. A group of five armed jihadists intercepted the vehicle and opened fire on the car.