Christians are under persecution worldwide and face discrimination in the West that could turn in to more violent opposition, according to the author of a new book on martyrdom. "For 2000 years, ...

VATICAN CITY, July 5 (Reuters) - The Vatican will study the modern-day killing of Christians and try to list "all those who have shed their blood" in the name of Christ since the turn of the century, ...

In situations where "hatred seemed to have permeated every aspect of life," modern Christian martyrs showed that love is stronger than death, Pope Leo XIV said at an ecumenical prayer service. The ...

Condemning the killing of Christians in Congo, Pope Francis said the sacrifices of modern martyrs are seeds that grow into examples of Christian witness for the church. After praying the Angelus in St ...

Last month, a reported 37 Nigerian Christians went to their eternal reward at the hands of Muslim jihadists in Nigeria. The rest of the world ignored them, just as they ignored the more than 1,000 ...

Author of new book cataloging two centuries of Christian martyrs warns of modern persecution Rev. Johnnie Moore and Jerry Pattengale's book "The New Book of Christian Martyrs" covers two centuries of ...

After one trip into Libya as a migrant worker, Tawadros Youssef Tawadros reported that he had been warned that his Christian name -- "Theodore," in English -- might anger Muslim radicals. His widow, ...

I argue his tragic murder is no different than the stoning of the first Christian martyr, Stephen, recorded in the Bible in Acts 7. Stephen openly challenged the religious system of his day, ...

Condemning the killing of Christians in Congo, Pope Francis said the sacrifices of modern martyrs are seeds that grow into examples of Christian witness for the church. After praying the Angelus in St ...