Tag: persecution of Christians

“The archbishop’s offer is nothing but a serious violation of human rights and against the ethics and teachings of the Catholic Church,” said Sister Dorothy Fernandes.

The Mission has received hundreds of such letters over the past year, sources said.

Tensions erupted in the village Bhejripadar in tehsil Tokapal of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh this week after locals demanded that she should be cremated according to tribal rites instead of a Christian burial.

Persecution watchdog International Christian Concern (ICC) reports the militants attacked during the night on March 14 during hot weather.

It's believed that Woodke was taken by an ISIS-connected group before he was turned over to Al Qaeda affiliates in neighboring Mali, his family has said.