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[artekka]

On October 31, a Syriac Catholic cathedral in Baghdad was bombed, killing at least 58 people and wounding 78 more.

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian, has been sentenced to death by hanging for the crime of blasphemy (speaking ill of the prophet Mohammed)--a crime some say it was clear she never committed. Although no one has ever been executed

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[lexixanatos487]

Will do. But we should not despair, because "the blood of the martyrs are the seed of the Church." :)

If you're interested, the Fides News Agency compiles a list of Catholics killed while doing pastoral/mission work in 2009. This doesn't include all the folks killed for being Catholic, just the ones killed while doing work for the Church.

Also, she wasn't killed, but a good friend of mine from high school (the leader of our FCA) was severely beaten and tied to a cross on the ground during freshman year of college. On the campus of a Christian university. In Virginia.

[artekka]

re: last point:

O_o

How was this NOT all over national news or something??!!

[lexixanatos487]

No idea. I only knew about it because she told our mutual friend, who asked the rest of us to pray for the whole situation.