"The New Christian Martyrs"
Lecture given by John L. Allen, Jr. on Fri, April 22, 2016.
Presented by the Bishop Keane Institute, a Ministry of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
About This Lecture:
More Christians are being persecuted for their faith than any other religious community in our world today. Thousands are imprisoned, killed, or forced to flee each year. Allen will tell this important and largely unknown story, offering insights into its causes with ideas on how to work for change.
John L. Allen Jr. is the editor of Crux, an independent Catholic news site in partnership with the Knights of Columbus, and previously served both as a senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and later as associate editor of the Boston Globe. He’s the senior Vatican analyst for CNN, the author of ten books on the Vatican and Catholic affairs, and a popular speaker both in the United States and abroad.
The Bishop Keane Institute, a ministry of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, takes its name and animating spirit from the fifth bishop of Richmond and the founding rector of Catholic University, John J. Keane (1839 – 1918). The Institute serves as a gathering place for learning, conversation and community. Its primary effort, the Bishop Keane Institute Lecture Series, brings the leading voices in Catholic thought, ministry and education to Hampton, VA, as a way of engaging and energizing the Hampton Roads community to participate fully in the mission of Christ’s Church. Learn more at keaneinstitute.org