Persecution of Christians

On today's episode of This is the Day, Mark Riedemann and Edward Clancy came on to talk about the very serious problem of religious persecution against Christians (especially Christians in the Middle East).

The problem of religious persecution is one that is frequently ignored by those of us who are blessed with religious freedom. We are often unaware of the degree to which Christians are persecuted throughout the world. According to Mark, over 70% of the acts of religious persecution around the world are against Christians.



 

Edward Clancy is the Director of Outreach and Evangelization for Aid to the Church in Need, based in Brooklyn, NY. Mark Riedemann is the host of Where God Weeps, a series which places the suffering Church in focus and a project of Aid to the Church in Need. You can watch Where God Weeps on CatholicTV throughout the week.

Learn more about the persecution of Christians around the world and how you can stand in solidarity with them and offer aid by checking out Aid to the Church in Need.

Persecution of Christians in Pakistan? CatholicTV Series Shows the Sufferings of Church Around the Globe

CatholicTV has just begun to air a new series called "Where God Weeps" as a part of the new fall season. This series is new to CatholicTV and shows the plights and struggles of suffering Catholics who are victims of political, financial, and social suffering. The series follows the work of an organization called Aid to the Church in Need. Aid to the Church in Need works with the impoverished in 145 countries around the globe. "Where God Weeps" shows footage of missionary work in Haiti, Kenya, the U.S., Asia, Lebanon, and many other places as well.

“Where God Weeps” aims to inform and draws on experts, including bishops, priests, missionaries, and lay people, who testify to the suffering Church. The aim of the show is to awaken the awareness of Catholic viewers to the situation of the Church in need worldwide.

“Where God Weeps” has already aired around the globe including Australia.

What is now Aid to the Church in Need was founded by Dutch Catholic priest Father Werenfried van Straaten at Christmas 1947 to aid German expellees and refugees fled from or expelled from Eastern Europe in the wake of the Second World War. Many of them were Catholic. As an international Catholic charity under the guidance of the Holy Father, Aid to the Church in Need’s mission is to help suffering and persecuted faithful worldwide.

“Where God Weeps” now airs at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV each week at the following times Eastern Standard:

Monday 3:30AM, 8:30 PM; Thursday 2:30 PM; and Saturday 6:00 AM

More information on Aid to Church in Need can be found at: http://www.churchinneed.org/