Persecution of Christians

Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista regime has seized a prominent Catholic school, claiming without proof that it had operated a "torture" centre during past protests and renaming the education facility for a slain partisan.

A quarter century has passed since Catholic author Robert Royal presented his book The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century: A Comprehensive Global History to Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee Year 2000.

An Augustinian priest in Colombia who disappeared in June has been released, his order confirmed in a July 27 statement.

At least 43 people, including children, were killed July 27 in a brutal overnight attack on a Catholic church in Komanda in eastern Congo.

A Nigerian priest kidnapped by Boko Haram in June has been released, OSV News has learned.

In Nigeria's Edo state, gunmen stormed Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Auchi the night of July 10, killing a security officer and abducting three seminarians, according to Aid to the Church in Need.

A Nigerian priest who previously served in Alaska remains missing after being captured by Boko Haram operatives in his homeland, OSV News has learned.

For almost three weeks, Colombian authorities have been searching for Fr. Carlos Jaimes Guerrero, a 30-year-old Augustinian friar who went missing on June 17, and they still have not identified potential reasons for his disappearance.

The horrific attack on a Syrian church that claimed the lives of more than 25 and injured more than 60 others should raise a red flag on the internal situation in Syria, say activists close to victims of the tragedy.

A Mexican priest remains in serious condition after being shot four times while traveling to minister to a sick person—an attack reinforcing Mexico's reputation as one of the world's most dangerous for clergy, despite its large Catholic population.