SAMINAKA, Nigeria — Like the Muslim Fulani herdsmen, who attack with sophisticated weapons against largely unarmed Christian farmers, the Hausa people of northern Nigeria are
HARGEISA, Somaliland — Desperate to avoid arrest in Somaliland for leaving Islam, one Christian fled to Ethiopia while another in Somalia escaped kidnappers after losing
Hundreds of International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries will be asked to consider voluntary retirement after IMB leaders announced Aug. 27 that the organization had spent
JERUSALEM — The church body authorized by the Vatican to oversee the Catholic Church’s property in Israel has asked Israel’s attorney general to indict a
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on June 26 signed a historic agreement recognizing the state of Palestine and calling for a two-state solution with Israel,
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Advocates for religious liberty are concerned about a new law passed by the parliament in Myanmar making it harder for a person
ROME — The Vatican has given its backing to a central Rome square being named after Martin Luther, a church reformer excommunicated by the pope
JUBA, South Sudan — Two South Sudanese pastors on trial for crimes calling for the death penalty were convicted on lesser counts Aug. 5 and
