Nigeria, Nicaragua, Syria, India Cited in Index of Rising Christian Persecution

Catholics attend St. Michael’s Cathedral in Minna, Nigeria, on Nov. 30, 2025, as the congregation prays for the safe return of abducted students of St. Mary’s Catholic School earlier that month.

Religious nationalism, state control, terrorism, authoritarianism, and limits on women are among drivers of rising persecution globally, the International Christian Concern (ICC) report said.

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