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World needs more than just lip service to Christian persecution

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(OSV News) — A report on the persecution of Christians globally has found increases in violations in nearly two-thirds of countries examined.

The report by Aid to the Church in Need, a Catholic pontifical charity, called “Persecuted and Forgotten?” said that between August 2022 and June 2024, persecution of Christians had become worse in 60% of 18 countries investigated.

The remainder were considered to be unchanged except for Vietnam, a communist country that has seen improvements in the treatment of Christians amid the reestablishment of diplomatic ties with the Vatican.

For the first time, the report, which is published every two years, included Nicaragua among those countries where the “faithful are suffering because of state authoritarianism or attacks from extremists.”

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