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December 18, 2021
Mozambique: Jihadists Decapitate Pastor, Force Wife to Carry His Severed Head
Christians, mostly Roman Catholics, constitute 59% of Mozambique’s population; Muslims comprise 19%. However, the Islamic State (ISIS) has begun to...
June 28, 2021
Mozambique: Insurgents hunt Christians door-to-door
All over Africa, Christians are increasingly threatened as Islamist groups become ever more aggressive and violent. Mozambique is a relatively new...
March 30, 2021
Mozambique: ISIS brags of ‘killing Christians’ in massacre in which dozens were killed
Persecution of Christians in Mozambique: according to a 2017 census, Christians, mostly Roman Catholics, constitute 59% of Mozambique’s...
May 22, 2020
Mozambique: Islamist insurgents attack a monastery and destroy a hospital that the monks were building
Persecution of Christians in Mozambique: a 2017 census found that Christians, mostly Roman Catholics, constitute 59% of Mozambique’s...

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Quick facts

  • While about 30 percent of the world’s population identifies as Christian, 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination are directed at Christians.

    Source: International Society for Human Rights

  • Christians face persecution in more than 60 Countries.

    Source: U.S. State Department

  • Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification.

    Source: Open Doors USA

  • Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group.

    Source: Pew Research

  • Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism.

    Source: Under Caesar’s Sword