European Parliament calls Christianity the most persecuted religion in the world

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on human rights and democracy in the world for 2025, in which Christianity is named the most persecuted religion on the planet. The document points to systematic violations of religious freedom and the lack of a pan-European coordinator to combat Christianophobia, despite the scale of the problem.

According to the website of the European Parliament, this annual resolution was adopted in Strasbourg on January 21, 2026. In the text of the document, the European Parliament explicitly states that persecution of religious minorities is a gross violation of freedom of religion or belief, and that Christian communities in the Middle East continue to be subjected to harassment, discrimination, forced displacement and restrictions on freedom of religion.

In Article 83 of the resolution, the European Parliament reiterated its condemnation of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and persecution of Christians, calling for the establishment and strengthening of mechanisms to record discrimination and access to legal redress. However, Article 84 of the document highlights a significant gap: despite the fact that Christianity affects more than 380 million persecuted believers worldwide, the European Union still lacks a coordinator to combat Christianophobia. At the same time, the position of a coordinator to counter Islamophobia has already been established and is actively functioning.

Recall, earlier we reported that a new analytical report, published on January 12, 2026, revealed a significant decline in the Christian population in Europe. Over the past five years, the number of believers on the continent has decreased by about 17 million people, which indicates a steady decline against the background of the weakening role of the church and migration processes.