Gunmen raid worship service in Nigeria, abduct pastor

December 21, 2022

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen raided a worship service in Nigeria Nov. 19, then followed the fleeing pastor to his residence and ultimately abducted him. The

Extremists attack pastors for evangelizing Muslims

December 15, 2022

KAMPALA, Uganda — Muslim extremists beat two pastors in Uganda because a number of individuals converted from Islam to Christianity. On Nov. 18, a mosque

Egypt has licensed 2,526 churches in five years

December 10, 2022

CAIRO, Egypt — With the Egyptian government’s latest group of approvals, a total of 2,526 churches have received licenses in the last five years. Obtaining

Myanmar’s military shells kindergarten, kills 5-year-old

December 9, 2022

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — A 5-year-old girl was killed and a 10-month-old injured Nov. 15 when Myanmar’s military shelled a kindergarten where displaced people were sheltering.

Christians in India arrested, accused of trying to convert people

December 2, 2022

MAHARAJGANJ, India — A mother and five others were arrested on false charges of using a birthday party to convert people to Christianity. The arrests

Officials, Islamist groups in Indonesia try to block church construction

November 29, 2022

SURABAYA, Indonesia — Islamist groups and two government officials are trying to stop construction of a Protestant church in Cilegon on western Java Island in

Extremists in Mozambique kill 21 Christians in October attacks

November 28, 2022

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Islamist extremists killed 21 Christians in October attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province. On Oct. 26, one individual was killed when jihadists