According to FIDES, in its annual documentation of the deaths of pastoral workers and others, 26 pastoral care workers were killed in 2011: one more than the previous year: 18 priests, 4 religious sisters, 4 lay people.
For the third consecutive year, the place most affected, with an extremely elevated number of pastoral workers killed is the Americas, bathed with the blood of 13 priests and 2 lay persons.
Following is Africa, where 6 pastoral workers were killed: 2 priests, 3 religious sisters,1 lay person.
Asia, where 2 priests, 1 religious sister, 1 lay person were killed.
Where are the numbers documenting the lay Catholics killed in the Muslim countries?The least affected was Europe, where one priest was killed.
This is a list of missionaries. The Vatican wasn’t intentionally ignoring the deaths of ordinary lay people (and religious) living in Muslim countries. There have been other news stories documenting those deaths as they occured throughout the year. May the blood of all these martyrs raise up many new converts on fire for the faith!Where are the numbers documenting the lay Catholics killed in the Muslim countries?