National Catholic Register April 10, 2023 Original article The 2023 Benedict Leadership Award was presented to Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute, March 30 at Belmont Abbey College. In her acceptance speech, she said: “St. Benedict saved Western civilization. … We need him again. The world is feeling…
Nina Shea National Review September 27, 2022 Original article While Cardinal Zen is persecuted and held hostage by the Chinese government, the Vatican aims to renew its raw deal with the CCP. Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen, and five others, were put on trial yesterday morning, 9:30 a.m. local time, at the West Kowloon Magistrates’…
Rick Plasterer Juicy Ecumenism July 29, 2022 Original article The practice of forced organ harvesting, in which in which persecuted religious minorities in China are killed for their vital organs, was the focus of two events at the recent International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington on June 29-30. In a preliminary event, Nina Shea, Senior…
Joel Veldkamp Christian Solidarity International July 27, 2022 Original article ZURICH – Today, Dr. John Eibner, the president of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), wrote to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging the UN to fulfill its mandate to prevent genocide in Nigeria. Eibner also expressed his concern about the lack of a reply to a…
Lela Gilbert Newsweek May 25, 2022 Original article The recent horrifying death of Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a Nigerian college student, focused international attention on Nigeria’s Christians and their persistent abuse by radical Islamists. Thanks to social media, reports and videos of Deborah’s vicious beating and burning in Sokoto were widely circulated for several days. Although…
