In Some Parts of the World, Easter Sunday Brings Fear as Christians are Targeted | EWTN News Nightly

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For most of the faithful, Easter is a joyous celebration, a reminder of Christ's ultimate victory and his unending and unlimited love for us. Yet in some parts of the world, Easter also brings fear. In the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia, celebrating the Resurrection of Christ brings with it heightened fears of terror attacks. This includes the Easter Sunday terror attack in Sri Lanka in 2019. More than 250 people were killed in bombings that targeted 2 Catholic churches and one hotel. Now a new book examines the history of Christian martyrs or those killed for their faith. Author of "The New Book of Christian Martyrs: The Heroes of Our Faith From the First Century to the 21st Century" and the former commissioner of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Reverend Johnnie Moore, joins to tell us more about why Easter is a popular time to target the faithful and what some examples of that are. Moore discusses why he wrote his book and whether he found anything that surprised him during his research. He explains whether there are any signs that the trend of a growing number of Christian martyrs is slowing down and whether there is anything that can be done. He also shares more about the attack on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers and whether these are signs of a growing intolerance for Christian and Catholic life. Moore fills us in on what can be done to stop these attacks. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

Topics

• Anxiety & Worry
• Easter