The Martyrs of the New Millennium: The Global Persecution of Christians in the Twenty-First Century

• Learn about the overlooked martyrs of our time
• Christians around the world being killed for their Faith
• Gripping, true stories of modern-day martyrs
• Wake-up call and testament to faith under fire
• Beautiful tribute to the courage of faithful modern-day martyrs 

This powerful book gives voice to the overlooked martyrs of our time—hundreds of thousands of Christians around the world who have been killed for their faith in recent years, often in full-scale genocides.

Robert Royal shares gripping, true stories of modern-day martyrs—priests, religious, and laypeople—who face brutal persecution at the hands of:

• Islamist extremists
• Criminal gangs
• Political regimes
• Satanic cults

Thousands more live in daily danger under oppressive governments, yet continue to witness to the faith with courage and hope.

Discover:

• The five criteria that define a true Christian martyr
• Teachings from recent popes on “new martyrdom” (including oblatio vitae)
• Why “blasphemy laws” are used to falsely condemn Christians
• Where the majority of modern Christian martyrdoms take place
• The spiritual role of both “white” and “red” martyrdom
• How the early Church used martyrdom as a foundation for Christian spirituality

This book is both a sobering wake-up call and a testament to faith under fire. These modern saints remind us: the blood of martyrs still builds the Church today.