A WhatsApp comment in which Deborah Yakubu testified that Jesus Christ had helped her to perform well in her examination is said to have irked her killers who found the mention of Jesus in the group offensive.
Tag: Martyrs
Pope Francis Opens Special Process to Canonize 16 Carmelite Martyrs of French Revolution
In 1794, the sisters were arrested, put on trial, and condemned by the Committee of Public Safety for being counterrevolutionaries and religious fanatics.
Today, October 18, We Celebrate St. Luke the Evangelist
“Luke came to Christianity from Judaism or paganism, although there are strong suggestions that Luke was a gentile convert.”
Today, September 28, We Celebrate St. Wenceslaus
During his 2009 visit to the Czech Republic, Pope Benedict XVI called the country’s patron saint “a martyr for Christ” who “had the courage to prefer the kingdom of heaven to the enticement of worldly power.”
Amnesty International Reports Brutal Crackdown by Taliban in Afghanistan
Afghan Christians Fear Violence Due to Taliban’s Interpretation of Sharia Law
Open Doors USA Invites Christians to March for the Martyrs
As Christians in Afghanistan pray to stay alive, this Saturday, US Christians are being called to D.C.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan Calls For ‘Time’ and ‘Aid’ for Hardline Government in Afghanistan
Afghan Minorities Struggle in the Wake of Looming Humanitarian Disaster
Mozambique bishop: ‘Nobody asks for martyrdom, but is is something that can happen at any moment’
AN INTERVIEW WITH AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED (ACN), Bishop Antonio Juliasse, the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Pemba, in the province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, a region that since 2017 has seen a rash of terrorist attacks.
SLOVAKIA – Pope Francis: “The authentic Christian witness comes to life from the mysterious triumph of the Cross of Christ”
Authentic witnesses, the Pope said at the end of his homily – generate other witnesses, because they are givers of life.
As Christians in Afghanistan Struggle for Their Lives, US Christians to March, Pray in Washington, D.C.
The March is organized by For the Martyrs, a nonprofit organization that seeks to raise awareness about the crisis of Christian persecution, advocate for religious freedom and provide aid to suffering Christians across the globe.
Polish Catholic family, killed by Nazis for helping Jews, on path to beatification
Devotion to the Ulma family is spreading around the world. Seven of the nine beatification candidates from the Ulma family are children.
Survey shows American Catholics’ growing concern about global persecution of Christians
Fifty-seven percent of US Catholics believe that the persecution of Christians around the world is “very severe.”
Pierced Hearts 