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What is the true “great power of the universal Church”? “Its persecuted little churches.” Words of Pope Francis. The Pontiff often recalls that there are more Christian martyrs today than in the early centuries, but – he decries - “the media don’t talk about

this” because it does not hit the headlines. Comparison with the past set aside, what emerges from beyond the Tiber River sources is that in 38 countries religious freedom is violated. Of these, 23 are areas where the abuse is serious and there is complete denial of rights and freedoms, long-term detention without fair trial, rape and murder. And Christians are the most persecuted group. This data was issued by the ACS, short for Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre which means Aid to the Church in need, a Foundation of Pontifical Right born in 1947 to support the Church all over the planet, with particular attention where it is persecuted. Acs carried out a “journey” through 196 nations, and measured the “temperature” of peacefulness and whether people have the possibility to live their faith and participate in rites and moments of prayer, and took a “picture” that can be consulted in the ’2016 Report on Religious Freedom in the World’. The report shows that the main perpetrators of the violation against religious freedom are not governments, but the various militant and fundamentalist organizations.

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