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3 days ago · According to two different Christian traditions, Simon bar Kokhba, the leader of the second Jewish revolt against Rome (132–136 AD), who was proclaimed Messiah, persecuted the Christians: Justin Martyr claims that Christians were punished if they did not deny and blaspheme Jesus Christ, while Eusebius asserts that Bar Kokhba harassed them ...
May 3, 2024 · The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega has systematically persecuted the Catholic Church by shutting down Catholic schools and Catholic media outlets. The regime has also arrested members of the clergy.
2 days ago · Religious persecution has occurred in different historical, geographical and social contexts since at least antiquity. Until the 18th century, some groups were nearly universally persecuted for their religious views, such as atheists , [37] Jews [38] and Zoroastrians .
Apr 15, 2024 · According to Brown, many Christians in persecuted countries prioritize their faith over cultural conformity, often at great personal sacrifice — something the Western Church would do well to emulate.
Apr 17, 2024 · Updated Apr 17, 2024. The Assyrians are an ancient people who originated from Mesopotamia, which corresponds to modern-day northern Iraq, southeast Turkey, northeast Syria, and western Iran. They are most famously known for their powerful empire, which flourished between 2500 BC and 609 BC.
3 days ago · Following the shooting on Sunday Feb. 18 outside a church in Dagestan, La Croix looks at the Orthodox minority in this small Muslim republic of the Russian Federation.
4 days ago · Christianity ( Hebrew: נצרות, romanized : Natsrút; Arabic: المسيحية, romanized : al-Masīḥiyya) is the third largest religion in Israel, after Judaism and Islam. At the end of 2022, Christians made up 1.9% of the Israeli population, numbering approximately 185,000. 75.8% of the Christians in Israel are Arab Christians.
