Catholic News - Crusaders Call (Page 19)

Orthodox News

Nigerian Christian Leaders Decry Ongoing Violence and Mass Abductions as Persecution Crisis Continues Unabated

Nigerian Christian leaders have issued urgent appeals decrying relentless violence and systematic abductions targeting Christian communities across the nation as persecution intensifies without meaningful government intervention to protect believers under sustained attack. Church leaders representing multiple denominations condemned the ongoing campaign of violence that has claimed thousands of Christian lives

Asia

Chinese SWAT Teams Raid Churches in Zhejiang Province Conducting Mass Arrests of Christians in Communist Crackdown

Chinese SWAT teams conducted coordinated raids on churches throughout Zhejiang province, leading to mass arrests of Christians as the Communist government intensifies its campaign to eradicate unauthorized Christian worship and enforce total state control over religious expression. The paramilitary operations targeted house churches and unregistered congregations that refuse to submit

Orthodox News

Iran Sentences Five Christians to 50 Years in Prison for Prayer and Bible Sharing as Islamic Regime Intensifies Persecution

Five Christians in Iran have been sentenced to a combined 50 years in prison for the crimes of praying together and sharing Bibles, marking another escalation in the Islamic regime's systematic persecution of believers who refuse to abandon their faith. The believers were convicted under charges related to

Orthodox News

Czech Republic Builds Europe's First 3D Printed Church as Technology Meets Traditional Catholic Worship in Neratovice

The Czech Republic is constructing Europe's first 3D printed church using innovative concrete printing technology that reduces material consumption by 70 percent while creating unique decorative and acoustic features impossible through traditional construction methods. Designer Michal Macuda from the international Purposia Group explained at a presentation in Prague

Asia

Pakistani Muslim Rapist Muhammad Uzair Riaz Dogar and Family Pressure Christian Family to Drop Charges After RAPING a Six Year Old Girl

A Pakistani Muslim man who sexually assaulted his Christian neighbor's six year old daughter is pressuring her family to withdraw their police complaint and reach a settlement, with his family threatening to make the Christians' lives miserable if they pursue justice. Muhammad Uzair Riaz Dogar, a Muslim

USA

Secretary Pete Hegseth Eliminates New Age Army Spiritual Fitness Guide Restoring Faith Based Military Chaplaincy

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a significant overhaul of the military Chaplain Corps, eliminating the Army Spiritual Fitness Guide and pledging to restore chaplains to their traditional role as ministers rather than therapists promoting secular humanism. Hegseth announced the initiative Tuesday in a video message highlighting the historical role

USA

RFK Jr Announces HHS Crackdown on Child Gender Surgeries Calling Transgender Procedures on Minors Malpractice

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is taking aggressive action against transgender procedures for minors, calling so called gender affirming care malpractice that inflicts lasting physical and psychological damage on vulnerable children. Kennedy signed a declaration stating that sex

Catholic News

Isabel Vaughan Spruce Criminally Charged for Silent Prayer in Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone as UK Prosecutes Thought Crime

Isabel Vaughan Spruce, a pro life campaigner who silently prayed near an abortion clinic in Birmingham, has been criminally charged under England's buffer zone legislation in the first prosecution since the national law took effect in October 2024. Vaughan Spruce, co director of March for Life UK, learned

Europe

Christian Pilot Kevin Rideout Held Captive Two Months in Niger as Local Believers Demand Updates on Rescue Efforts

Nearly two months after pilot Kevin Rideout was abducted in Niamey, Niger, local Christians are expressing mounting concern over the lack of updates regarding rescue efforts and the continued silence surrounding his captivity. Rideout, a Christian missionary pilot, was kidnapped in Niger's capital while conducting humanitarian aviation work

USA

From Pain To Power

My dear, this topic is a difficult one. Strangely enough, it feels even heavier than speaking about tragedies we’ve already faced together. The reason is simple yet profound - its spectrum is vast, filled with countless shades, and, above all, I am personally involved. I’m referring to the

Europe

Britain Rediscovers Faith During Holiday Season Half of All Brits Attending Church

Nearly half of British adults plan to attend church this Christmas, marking a significant increase from last year and challenging narratives of inevitable Christian decline in the United Kingdom, according to a nationwide poll conducted by Savanta for Christian charity Tearfund. The survey of 2,017 UK adults found that

USA

Pope Leo XIV Replaces Conservative Cardinal Timothy Dolan With Progressive Bishop Ronald Hicks in Major New York Shakeup

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as the new Archbishop of New York, marking the pope's most consequential U.S. appointment and signaling a decisive shift away from conservative leadership in one of America's most influential