Caritas: 100 million Christians face discrimination, persecution
July 31, 2015
Caritas Italiana, the Italian bishops' relief and development agency, has published a report on the persecution of Christians.
The report, released July 30, estimates that there are "100 million Christian victims of discrimination, persecution and violence enacted by totalitarian regimes or followers of other religions."
According to the report, 4,344 Christians were killed "for reasons closely linked to their faith" between November 2013 and October 2014. During the same time period, 1,062 churches were attacked.
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Further information:
- Dossier su cristiani perseguitati. Tra terrorismo e migrazioni (Caritas Italiana)
- Caritas says 100mn Christians persecuted (ANSA)
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