In the face of the de-Christianization suffered by many countries with a Catholic tradition in Europe and other continents, the great strength of faith and hope of Christians in Muslim-majority countries, where they suffer persecution because of their faith and hope, stands out. gospel.
According to the Open Doors report (Open Doors), which evaluates the situation of persecution of Christians in the world, 3,066 Christians were killed for causes directly related to their faith, as well as 793 churches or church properties attacked. Indonesia is among the 45 most dangerous countries in which to practice Christianity, in a list headed by North Korea, Afghanistan and Somalia.
A total of 365 million Christians suffer persecution in the world, that is, one in seven, according to the annual report of the international NGO Open Doors, which points to Nicaragua as an oppressive country, where since 2018 Catholics have suffered 667 attacks perpetrated by the government of Daniel Ortega.
Indonesia is among the 45 most dangerous countries in the world to practice Christianity and believe in the gospel.
Indonesia is the country with the largest number of Muslims on the planet, 86.1 % of its 255 million inhabitants, but where the Catholic faith has taken strong root. The number of priests is estimated at about 2,000 to serve the 7,380,303 Catholics (3 %), and ordinations take place every year.
One of those future priestscoming from a family of Islamic converts, is Ignatius Sadewo, seminarista que se forma en el CEI Bidasoa en Pamplona (España). Su camino al sacerdocio empezó cuando en su colegio colaboró con los Padres Paules en un servicio a los pobres y niños abandonados. «Ahí descubrí mi gran pasión y dónde podía darlo todo», relata. «Una noche, solo en la Iglesia, Dios me dijo: Ignatius si quieres ser feliz vente conmigo que yo te haré feliz toda la vida».
