When the Sickle Swings: Stories of Catholics who Survived Communist Oppression

For over half of the twentieth century, across nearly half the globe, the Catholic Faith was repressed, restricted, or outright illegal.

Since 1917, the atheistic, false messianic doctrine of communism found its expression in state powers, whose promises of “equality for all” routinely descended into totalitarianism, slavery, and slaughter.

The Catholic Church was a principal target of these regimes.

From secret Masses in the prisons of Cuba, to clandestine clergy in the catacombs of Bratislav...