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The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church originated in the 20th century to raise awareness of the increasing violence, torture, death, "worship restrictions, public humiliation, and social isolation" that some Christians face in atheist states, such as in North Korea, as well as in South Asia and the Middle East; [3] [11] the ...
Advocates of lay piety called for church reform and met with persecution from the Popes. [168]: 248–250 John Wycliffe (1320–1384) urged the church to give up ownership of property, which produced much of the church's wealth, and to once again embrace poverty and simplicity. He urged the church to stop being subservient to the state and its ...
Iniquis afflictisque (On the Persecution of the Church in Mexico) is an encyclical of Pope Pius XI promulgated on November 18, 1926, to denounce the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It was one of three encyclicals concerning Mexico, including Acerba animi (1932) and Firmissimam Constantiamque (1937). [1]
The organization has issued reports on persecution of Christians in countries such as China, Saudi Arabia, [5] Iraq, [6] and Algeria. [7] In recent years ICC has also worked to raise the profile of religious persecution in Mexico, [ 8 ] Pakistan, [ 9 ] Egypt, and India along with individual cases such as Sudanese Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim ...
The persecution of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been surging over centuries. [1] The church has encountered significant challenges throughout its history. Historically, notable persecutions attributed during Yodit Gudit era in 980, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi invasion of Ethiopian Empire during the Ethiopian-Adal War ...
Open Doors is a non-denominational mission supporting persecuted Christians around the world. They work with local partners to distribute Bibles and Christian literature, give discipleship training [1] and provide practical support, such as emergency relief aid.