World | Jan 1, 2017
2017 to Bring Rise in Violent Persecution of Christians Worldwide: Report

2017 to Bring Rise in Violent Persecution of Christians Worldwide: Report

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor
< class="img-slider-wrapper align-center center" >A protester holds a placard during a rally by hundreds of Christians against recent attacks on churches nationwide, in Mumbai, February 9, 2015. Five churches in the Indian capital New Delhi have reported incidents of arson, vandalism and burglary. The latest was reported last week when an individual stole ceremonial items.< class="img-slider-wrapper align-center center" >Iraqi Christians take part in a procession to erect a new cross over the Mar Korkeis church, after the original cross was destroyed by Islamic State militants, in the town of Bashiqa, Iraq, November 19, 2016.< class="img-slider-wrapper align-center center" >Participants pray for Canadian Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim who is being held in North Korea during a joint multi-cultural prayer meeting at Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto, December 20, 2015. Canadian diplomats were allowed to meet detained pastor Lim on Friday, after he was sentenced to life in prison in North Korea earlier last week, and found him in good spirits and health, a church spokeswoman said on Sunday.< class="img-slider-wrapper align-center center" >Catholics sing on Christmas eve at a church in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, December 24, 2015.< class="img-slider-wrapper align-center center" >An Assyrian woman attends a mass in solidarity with the Assyrians abducted by Islamic State fighters in Syria earlier this week, inside Ibrahim al-Khalil church in Jaramana, eastern damascus March 1, 2015. Militants in northeast Syria are now estimated to have abducted at least 220 Assyrian Christians this week, a group monitoring the war reported.
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