Credit: Lars Hallstrom/Shutterstock Jan 14, 2026 / 17:04 pm (CNA). A total of 4,849 Christians were murdered for their faith worldwide between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025, 373 more than in the same period the previous year, according to the 2026 World Watch List (WWL).According to an annual report presented Jan. 14 by the organization Open Doors, which ranks the countries where Christians suffer the most extreme persecution and discrimination, the majority of these crimes continue to occur…

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