The anti-persecution group Open Doors, meanwhile, reported in January that in most countries of concern the persecution of Christians had been increasing steadily for the last five years.
Source/Credit: Catholic Herald
By CH Staff | February 9, 2018
The Colosseum will be illuminated at the same time as prominent churches in Syria and Iraq
The Roman Colosseum will be lit up in red later this month to draw attention to the persecution of Christians around the world.
On Saturday, February 24, at 6pm, the Colosseum will be floodlit in an event supported by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). Prominent churches in Syria and Iraq will also be illuminated in red.
Alessandro Monteduro, director of ACN, told Crux that the lighting of the Colosseum would have two symbolic figures: one is Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian initially condemned to death for blasphemy, and in jail awaiting a final decision; the other is Rebecca, a mother who was kidnapped and brutalised by Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist group.
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