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![An Ethiopian Christian prays outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, April 19, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16318/feature_ap_20114468947791_750x400.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=DWgv4qB5)
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An Ethiopian Christian prays outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, April 19, 2020.
![Hagia Sophia](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16240/feature_hagia_sophia_mars_2013.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=9sy6RsBZ)
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Hagia Sophia
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech following a cabinet meeting, in Ankara, on June 9, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16187/feature_erdogan.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=gi1m_m35)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech following a cabinet meeting, in Ankara, on June 9, 2020.
![A Greek Orthodox church in Hama, Syria](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16133/feature_hama_roman_orthodox_church.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=fXpFcb-v)
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A Greek Orthodox church in Hama, Syria
![Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, a 22-year-old Nigerian student, was raped and murdered in a church on May 30.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16126/feature_nigerian_christian_persecution.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=qtbgm8VK)
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Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, a 22-year-old Nigerian student, was raped and murdered in a church on May 30.
![A church in India attacked by Hindu extremists. Photo courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom International, an organization that provides legal resources to persecuted Christians.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16058/feature_religion_unplugged.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=1Y4o0drL)
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A church in India attacked by Hindu extremists. Photo courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom International, an organization that provides legal resources to persecuted Christians.
![Mayor Bill de Blasio greets healthcare workers and conducts a press conference at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, April 10, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16000/feature_de_blasio.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=YwwDcz5M)
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Mayor Bill de Blasio greets healthcare workers and conducts a press conference at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, April 10, 2020.
![December 11, 2019 Nigerian refugee women at the growing Awaridi refugee settlement now home to 9,000 plus mostly northern Nigerians who fled Boko Haram violence over the past few years.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/15954/feature_nigeria.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=6v0vKCSR)
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December 11, 2019 Nigerian refugee women at the growing Awaridi refugee settlement now home to 9,000 plus mostly northern Nigerians who fled Boko Haram violence over the past few years.