Hidden for two centuries and a half, Kakure Kirishitan, the persecuted Catholics, re-emerged in 1865. Bitter Winter offers the first English translation of Pope Francis’ document celebrating them in 2015.
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Abe Shinzo: The Day He Offered a Magic Mirror to the Pope
While we continue assessing the historical significance and the legacy of the assassinated Japanese Prime Minister, his visit to the Vatican in 2014 is worth remembering.
A Bitter Winter Reporter at the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022
Former Ambassador Sam Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett hosted the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022 in Washington, D.C.
Chair of Russian Mufti Council: Exterminate Ukrainians, the West Serves the Antichrist
“Nazi” Ukrainians should be killed “like parasites with pesticides,” Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin said
Russia’ Security Council: New Law Needed to “Neutralize” “Cults” and “Foreign” Religions
Reactions to the events in Ukraine prove that there is still excessive permissiveness in the religious field, the Putin-chaired national security body said.
Ahmadis Arrested in Pakistan for Celebrating Eid al-Adha—Inside Their Homes
Opponents climbed nearby roofs to see what Ahmadis were doing, and claimed they felt “offended.” Meanwhile, Ahmadi grave desecrations continue.
200+ Religious Buildings Destroyed or Damaged by the Russians in Ukraine
Some fell victim to indiscriminate shelling. But in other cases the destruction was deliberate.
London Ministerial: What We Have Learned about China, Pakistan, and the World
The international Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief taught us that religious liberty is more threatened than even before, and only a global coalition can hope to achieve results.
Abe’s Assassination: An Anti-Cult Hate Crime?
Media hysteria against the Unification Church, not the Unification Church itself, may have excited the weak mind of the killer.
Nicaragua: Nuns and Opposition Mayors Out, Russian Troops In
The Ortega regime is not only a threat for human rights. Now it threatens regional and global stability as well.