Moscow, May 17, Interfax - Christian communities are persecuted worldwide more than other religious communities, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said.
"Obviously, Christianity has become the most persecuted religion in the world, " the patriarch said while meeting with Ethiopian Patriarch Abune Mathias I in Moscow on Thursday.

Specifically, the patriarch said the situation in Nigeria, where the genocide of Christians has become widespread, causes huge concerns. The Russian patriarch expressed his compassion to those that practice Christianity underground in Somalia, and also Christians in Kenya, where they are threatened by terrorists.

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