religious freedom

1 in 2 young Swedish Christians humiliated or hurt for their faith - report

1 in 2 young Swedish Christians “humiliated or hurt” for their faith: Churches’ report

Turkey charges Syriac Orthodox monk as 'terrorist supporter'

Turkey charges Syriac Orthodox monk as “terrorist supporter”

Turkey - 'Christians are losing everything they own'

Turkey: “Christians are losing everything they own”

Metropolitan Epifaniy, the head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine

One-third of Ukrainians say they belong to Church independent of Moscow

Pope Francis in a new interview on Italian TV

Pope says ‘holier than thou’ believers unwilling to help others, “get hands dirty” only “superficial” Christians

European countries, others join Trump's 'International Religious Freedom Alliance'

European countries, others join Trump’s “International Religious Freedom Alliance”

Deportation of asylum seekers in Austria

Austrian bishop slams “blatant injustice” of deportation of Christian-convert asylum seeker

Vandalism of a synagogue in Finland

Graffiti appears on Finnish church: “Stop hiding the paedophiles”, “Liars”

Belgian missionary murdered in South Africa, Jef Hollanders

Belgian missionary murdered in South Africa remembered as “full of enthusiasm, life and dedication”

Sahak II Masalyan, Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople

Turkey: Armenian Patriarch says minorities “most comfortable” under Erdogan

Protest in Kosovo against the new Montenegro religion law

Protests against Montenegro religion law spill over into Kosovo, Serbia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

Priest-journalist denounces Hungary PM Orbán’s “propagandist manipulation” of persecuted Christians

Metropolitan Epifaniy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Ukrainian Orthodox head says Russian repression in Crimea “reminiscent of Stalinist times”

Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Synod

Serbian Orthodox Church blasts Montenegro Government for “unreasonable” new law on religion

A Catholic mission in Venezuela

Vatican agency denounces “globalisation of violence” against missionaries: 29 killed worldwide in 2019

Sarajevo cardinal Vinko Puljic

Sarajevo cardinal: “There is still no peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina”

Bishop of Elphin (Ireland), Kevin Doran

Irish bishop warns hard Brexit border would be “enormous risk to peace”

Pope Francis embraces a man

Welcome and mercy, touchstones of the Pope’s 2019

Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic

Montenegrin President signs controversial law on religion

Protest in Montenegro over a controversial new religions law

Amid protests, Montenegro passes law to ‘expropriate’ Serbian Orthodox assets

Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea, Athens

Greek Government promises action on human rights as attacks on religious sites rise

Meeting of the Legal Advisors for the European Bishops’ Conferences

Legal advisors of EU Bishops’ Conferences denounce hate speech laws “censoring Church”

Pope Francis blesses a Chinese man December 11 in the General Audience

Pope denounces “white glove” persecution of Christians in Europe

Desecration in Piltown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland

Bishop laments faith in Ireland met with “ridicule, insult and aggression”

A nun at prayer (stock)

French priest cries Christianophobia after nun told to shed habit for retirement home

A vandalised altar in a church in France

Vienna Observatory denounces Europe-wide increase in “hostilities” towards Christians

Bishop in Estonia Philippe Jourdan

Estonia bishop warns against “pessimistic” ‘Benedict Option’ he says “fueled by fear”

Lithuanian cardinal-elect Sigitas Tamkevicius

Lithuanian cardinal-elect once imprisoned by Soviets just wants to be “committed witness to the faith”

Greek Catholics in Belarus

Catholics suffer in Belarus, “Europe’s last dictatorship”

Religious freedom

Church charity head, to UN: Victims of Religious Violence Day “important step but more needed”