A Voice for the Silenced: How ICC Stands with the Persecuted ChurchJuly 2, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow In many parts of the world, Christians worship in secret, hide their Bibles in fear, and risk their lives simply by gathering for prayer. While many...
A Rising Hope: Pope Leo XIV’s Call to End Christian Persecution July 2, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow In a world where violence and repression continue to threaten religious minorities, the voice of one spiritual leader has begun to cut through the noise with...
The Vatican Visits China May 24, 2024 — 5/24/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Representatives from the Vatican visited Shanghai this week, marking the first time Beijing allowed a mainland bishop to participate in a public Vatican event...
Pope Visits South Sudan in a “Pilgrimage of Peace”February 3, 2023 — 2/3/2023 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) - After wrapping up his time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis is arriving in the war-torn nation of South Sudan today....
Pope Meets with HK Bishop Amid Speculations on Sino-Vatican Diplomatic TiesMarch 25, 2022 — 03/25/2022 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – During a recent meeting with the Hong Kong Bishop in Rome, Pope Francis passes on his special blessings for the Church in China...
Pope Meets with HK Bishop Amid Speculations on Sino-Vatican Diplomatic TiesMarch 25, 2022 — 03/25/2022 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – During a recent meeting with the Hong Kong Bishop in Rome, Pope Francis passes on his special blessings for the Church in China...
China Pressures Vatican to Sever Taiwan TiesOctober 25, 2021 — 10/25/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Under Pope Francis’ leadership, it is no secret that the Vatican has been warming up to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with the...
Fearing China, Vatican Excludes Dalai Lama from Climate Change TalkOctober 13, 2021 — 10/13/2021 Vatican (International Christian Concern) – Concerned about the relations with China, the Vatican did not invite the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to the recent global interfaith talk on...
Vatican Appoints New Hong Kong Bishop after Two Years of VacancyMay 17, 2021 — 05/17/2021 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – After delaying the Hong Kong Bishop appointment for more than two years, the Vatican has appointed a Jesuit priest to succeed Bishop Michael...
Pope Francis Willing to Travel to North KoreaApril 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – During a recent meeting at the Vatican, Pope Francis indicated his willingness to visit North Korea, the most egregious country for persecution of...
Pope Francis Provides Spiritual and Financial SupportApril 8, 2021 — 04/08/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – During Pope Francis’ recent visit to Iraq, he let a $350,000 donation designated to families in need across the country. Iraqi Chaldean Patriarch, Cardinal Louis...
Scholars Call for Vatican to Speak Out on China’s Religious Freedom AbusesMarch 25, 2021 — 03/23/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A scholar studying China has called for the Vatican to speak up about human rights abuses by the Chinese government, noting that dialogue between...
Chinese Bishop: Sino-Vatican Deal is a Positive Step toward Diplomatic RelationsMarch 15, 2021 — 03/15/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese bishop from Hebei believes that the renewal of the Sino-Vatican deal is sending a positive signal toward the establishment of diplomatic relations...
Martyrdom Shrine in South Korea Proclaimed Pilgrimage Site by the VaticanMarch 9, 2021 — 03/09/2021 South Korea (International Christian Concern) – The Vatican has named the Haemi Martyrdom Holy Ground in South Korea's central Chungcheong provincial city of Seosan an international pilgrimage site. According...
Pope Francis to Meet with Top Shia Leader During Visit to IraqJanuary 29, 2021 — 01/29/2021 Vatican (International Christian Concern) - In his trip to Iraq scheduled for March, Pope Francis will meet with Shia religious leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, according to a senior...
Pope Francis Announces Plans to Visit Iraq Next YearDecember 9, 2020 — 12/09/2020 Vatican City (International Christian Concern) - Earlier this week, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis will resume travel in March of 2021 by visiting Iraq, barring any restrictions due...
