In June, the University’s Rome Global Gateway co-hosted the first edition of the Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics. The two-wee.
null / Tudoran Andrei/ShutterstockRome Newsroom, Jan 18, 2023 / 13:05 pm (CNA).The persecution of Christians is at its highest point in three decades, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors.The World Watch List, released by Open Doors on Jan. 18, reported that, overall, the number of Christians facing persecution worldwide remained steady in 2022 at approximately 360 million.In a list of the 50 countries with the most persecution, North Korea returned to the first spot in 2022. The year prior, Afghanistan had landed in the top ranking following the Taliban s takeover of the country s government.Afghanistan ranks ninth in the latest list because the country s Christians have either been killed, fled, or are in strict hiding, according to Open Doors Italian director Cristian Nani.The few Christians who remain in Afghanistan are living like the early Church, Nani said at a Jan. 18 presentation of the World Watch List at Italy s Chamber of Deputies. "They li.