Christian girl, 12, kidnapped, forced to marry

January 21, 2021

FAISALABAD, Pakistan — A 12-year-old Christian girl kidnapped last year and forced to marry a 45-year-old Muslim man was found chained in his home in

Cease-fire holds but Armenian refugees feel effects of conflict

January 15, 2021

Desperation and a sense of deep sadness continue. Since the Azerbaijani military launched air raids and artillery attacks Sept. 27 on the region of Nagorno-Karabakh,

Each year 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam

January 14, 2021

Neha loved the hymns that filled her church with music. But she lost the chance to sing them last year when, at the age of

Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh fear their medieval churches will be destroyed

December 15, 2020

A six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region in the South Caucasus, ended on Nov. 9 after Russia brokered a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Under

Christian father in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy charges

December 7, 2020

LAHORE, Pakistan — A Christian sentenced to death for a blasphemy conviction was acquitted Oct. 5 by a Pakistani high court. Sawan Masih, a 40-year-old

Refugees in Southeast Asia find home in Christian community

December 6, 2020

They left their world behind in search of a safer one. On their journey, they found the Creator of the world. Fourteen thousand refugees in

Chinese government seizes, converts churches

November 30, 2020

The Chinese government has seized numerous churches and converted them to centers for promoting the Communist Party. According to Bitter Winter, a magazine that covers