Iranian Christians on trial for practicing faith
March 21, 2013
TEHRAN — Five Christian converts arrested in 2012 in Iran went on trial March 10 for leaving Islam and were handed enormous bail terms. A
Islamic extremists shoot, kill Christian in Somalia
March 14, 2013
KISMAYO, Somalia — Suspected Islamic extremists in Somalia shot a Christian to death in February on the outskirts of the coastal city of Kismayo,
Egyptian court convicts boys of desecrating Quran
March 14, 2013
CAIRO, Egypt — A court in Egypt has quietly found two Coptic Christian boys guilty of “showing contempt for Islam” but only remanded them
Vietnamese villagers beat families for new faith
March 14, 2013
DANANG, Vietnam — Newly converted Christians of the Sedang ethnic minority in Vietnam’s Central Highlands were terrorized mid-February — their homes and personal property badly
North Korea’s ‘hatred of Christians’ puts 70,000 believers in ‘Holocaust’-like prisons
March 14, 2013
Persecution of Christians in North Korea shows no sign of abating under the country’s new leader, Kim Jong-Un, according to a report by the worldwide
Quebecers no longer among least religious
March 14, 2013
TORONTO — A new poll suggests Quebecers are no longer among the least religious residents of Canada. Quebecers are now slightly more likely to feel
Christians urged to pray for unity after Chávez’s death
March 14, 2013
CARACAS, Venezuela — With the death of Hugo Chávez, Venezuelans face an uncertain future after his 14-year presidency. The nation’s evangelical community is urging Christians
Sudanese officials raid Christian bookstores
March 7, 2013
KHARTOUM, South Sudan — Having deported scores of foreign Christians and demolished several church buildings in the past few months, Sudan continued ridding the country
