Persecuted churches continue to multiply in South Asia
May 5, 2022
It’s the stuff inspirational movies are made of, but this is the real-life story of a man and his lasting influence in his South Asian
Islamists kill 12, targeting Christians in DRC
May 3, 2022
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Islamists recently killed at least 12 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in an ongoing assault
Fulani kill 92, kidnap 60-plus in Christian villages
May 2, 2022
ABUJA, Nigeria — Militants killed about 92 people and kidnapped more than 60 in one week in the predominately Christian villages of Nigeria’s Plateau State.
Persecution of Afghan Christians continues following Taliban takeover
May 2, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says Christians and religious minorities face increased persecution in the aftermath of U.S. withdrawal from
About 65 Christians slain, 145-plus abducted in Nigeria
April 29, 2022
ABUJA, Nigeria — Terrorists and extremists in Nigeria continue their onslaught against Christians, killing at least 65 people and abducting more than 145 in March.
Missions organization’s headquarters in Ukraine bombed, Bibles burned
April 29, 2022
KYIV, Ukraine — The Russian military bombed a missions organization’s field ministries headquarters near Kyiv, Ukraine, and burned Bibles stored in its warehouse. Sergey Rakhuba,
Prosecutor vows to continue criminal proceedings against Finnish Lutheran acquitted of ‘hate speech’
April 27, 2022
HELSINKI, Finland — Though a court dismissed all “hate speech” charges against a Lutheran member of parliament, a Finnish state prosecutor plans to continue criminal
Baptism at beach brings scrutiny from Chinese authorities
April 26, 2022
SHENZHEN, China — The day before Easter, authorities confronted a pastor and others after six new believers were baptized at a remote beach in China.
