Take part in the day of action!
Be RED, Wear RED, Light RED, #RedWednesday
PRAYER VIGIL - 7:00 pm
at ST JOSEPH BASILICA
10044 113 St NW, Edmonton
Archbishop Smith will preside. All are welcome to participate.
Since 2015, churches and state buildings have been illuminated in red to draw public attention to the fate of persecuted and disadvantaged Christians.
These days, and especially here, it's hard to imagine that people can be discriminated, or worse, persecuted because of their faith. Unfortunately, reality isn't as such. Today, across the world, 327 million Christians live in a country where there is persecution at various degrees. Because of their faith, they endure discrimination, they get scorned, they get arrested, they get incarcerated, they get tortured and sometimes they even get killed. It is estimated that 75 % of acts of violence for religious reasons are perpetrated against Christians, which makes them the most persecuted group.
Instead of getting better, the situation is getting worst year after year. Among persecutors we find governments who fear the influence of the Church and try by all means to reduce Christians to silence. This is frequent in communist or totalitarian countries. We also find other religious groups who wish to eliminate Christians in order to become the only religious group of a region.
The persecuted find strength in our prayers which accompany them
and that way they don't feel abandoned from the rest of the world.
Examples of Religious Persecution
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