William Hemsworth-The Bible Catholic
Catholic Author, Speaker, and Evangelist
On the evening of January 8, 2020, four students at the Good Shepherd Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria, were taken captive by a group of armed assailants. Three weeks later, one of them was dead. While the three others were free, they were traumatized — one so much that he has been unable to return to... Continue Reading →
A new report from ChinaAid, a non-governmental Christian non-profit that focuses on human rights abuses and religious freedom in China, is drawing attention to increased levels of persecution in the Asian nation. The data presents a variety of forms of persecution, including sinicization, educational reforms, and widespread rights abuses, while highlighting how the laws of... Continue Reading →
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Christian population will more than double, growing from about half a billion people in 2010 to more than a billion in 2050.Expert says persecution refines Christianity ‘like gold in a fire’
A recent move to make Pakistan’s so-called blasphemy laws stricter will make it easier to convict innocent people, including religious minorities, says a British Pakistani Christian organization. “The additional hardening of laws will make it only easier to convict innocent people,” said Juliet Chowdhry, Trustee for the British Asian Christian Association. The organization says that... Continue Reading →
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jan 18, 2023 / 03:05 am At the end of his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis asked for people to join him in praying for persecuted Christians around the world. The pope said on Jan. 18 that he was praying for Father Isaac Achi, a Catholic priest who died after bandits... Continue Reading →
Even legal groups face persecution. The Eritrean government has periodically targeted Catholic and other religious institutions. In August, the Eritrean government took over the Hagaz Agro-Technical School, a Catholic institution founded and run by the Lasallian Brothers. The school trains students in farm machinery, agriculture, soil conservation, and animal husbandry. Government officials shut down several... Continue Reading →
The report also wrote about a lack of media coverage and awareness stemming from self-censorship. Former devout Catholic nations, notably Ireland, are now, in only the last few decades, considered to be no longer Catholic. Europe, the cradle of Christianity, is undergoing a growing scourge of violent anti-Christianity. From CNA Hate crimes against Christians are... Continue Reading →
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Gia Chacon of forthemartyrs.com. We discussed the plight of our brothers and sisters in nations such as North Korea, China, and many other nations. Now more than ever these persecuted Christians need out support. Let us stand in solidarity with them. Solidarity With The Martyrs On... Continue Reading →
Sometimes we think that persecution of Christians is something that only happened at the beginning of the church. The fact is that the period in which we now live has the most Christian persecution in history. Many Christians march to martyrdom today, and it is more than you may think. Christian persecution has increased 20%... Continue Reading →
Recently the news has coming out about attacks and vandalism at Catholic parishes around the world. This is not really unexpected given the current state of the world. The Risks That Followers Face However we should look at this though the lens of history and realize that this kind of stuff is not really new.... Continue Reading →
William Hemsworth-The Bible Catholic 