Pope, Russia’s patriarch meet for first time

February 18, 2016

At a historic meeting Feb. 12, Pope Francis and Russia’s Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow signed a joint declaration on the issue of persecuted Christians

Imam suspect in Christian’s killing

February 18, 2016

An imam who threatened a convert from Islam in eastern Uganda has been arrested in connection with the killing of a 28-year-old Christian. Laurence Maiso’s

Turkish court rules in favor of martyrs’ families

February 11, 2016

A Turkish court ruled Jan. 26 that the government was negligent in its duty to protect three Christians who were tortured and killed in 2007

Pastor in India feels privileged to suffer for Christ

February 11, 2016

ORAI, India — A pastor in northern India who was beaten and paraded through streets with his head half-shaved as crowds called for him to

Islamic extremists kill 4 Christians in Kenya

February 11, 2016

MAPOROMOKO, Kenya — In a pre-dawn raid on a predominantly Christian area in coastal Kenya on Jan. 31, Islamic extremist Al-Shabab rebels killed at least

Pastors in Sudan arrested by government officals

February 11, 2016

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese authorities have released 1 of 2 pastors detained in December 2015, sources said. Kwa Shamaal, head of missions for the Sudanese

Pastors kidnapped by masked gunmen in Nigeria

February 4, 2016

OKENE, Nigeria — Two Nigerian pastors have recently been abducted in Kogi state, as kidnapping cartels that have plagued the central state the last three