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December 1, 2021

Database tracks attacks on churches in Canada

Sacred Heart Mission on Penticton Indian Band land in B.C. following a suspicious fire at the church.

There have been 57 reported attacks on Catholic churches across Canada so far in 2021, the highest number for any single year stretching back to 2010, according to a new database tracking such attacks.

Published in Canada
May 28, 2019

Four Catholics die in latest Burkina Faso church attack

Displaced Christians attend a church service in Kaya, Burkina Faso.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Suspected Muslim extremists attacked another Catholic church in Burkina Faso, killing four people and raising the death toll among Christians to 20 in wave of violence in the West Africa nation.

Published in International
January 28, 2019

Philippine church attack 'heinous and evil' terrorism, church leaders say

A Philippine army member inspects damage inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel following a bomb blast in Jolo Jan. 27, 2019. The explosion, just before morning Mass, killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens of others. (CNS photo/Armed Forces of the Philippines via Reuters)
MANILA, Philippines – Church leaders condemned bomb explosions that killed at least 20 people and injured about 100 others inside a Catholic church in the southern Philippines Jan. 27. They called the attack a "heinous and evil" act of terrorism.
Published in International
May 14, 2018

Pope Francis prays for victims of deadly church attacks in Indonesia

Armed policemen stand guard during a Dec. 21, 2017 ceremony ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia planned to deploy 250,000 security personnel across the country ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, particularly in Christian-majority areas.
VATICAN – After multiple bombings at churches in Indonesia left 11 dead dozens more injured, Pope Francis prayed for the repose of the souls of those who died and asked God to bring an end to hatred and violence.
Published in International