New report of persecution in Laos
Catholic World News - June 03, 2014
The man, identified as Mr. Sort, was the first man in his subdistrict of 20 villages to embrace the Christian faith. After being threatened with eviction from his village and confiscation of his money and property, he refused to renounce his faith.
The Southeast Asian nation of 6.7 million is a Communist state; 67% of the people are Buddhist and 2% are Christian. Approximately one-third of Christians are Catholic.
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