What’s happening with anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe?
A recent report found more than 2,000 anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe in 2024.
More than 2,000 anti-Christian hate crimes were recorded in Europe in 2024, according to a report published Monday.
The Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe said in its 2025 annual report, issued Nov. 17, that the incidents “ranged from vandalism and desecration of churches and religious symbols to threats, physical violence, and, in some cases, murder.”
OIDAC Europe’s annual reports, published since 2011, offer arguably the clearest picture of anti-Christian trends across the continent.
What does the new report say? What’s the context? And what’s likely to happen next?