The only Messianic Jewish church in Israel’s southern town of Kiryat Gat was burned down by unidentified assailants in early January. The Kiryat Gat congregation
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini was sentenced to eight years in Iran’s most notorious prison today for allegedly threatening “national security” by planting
TIZI OUZOU, Algeria — Without any prior notice or summons from police, a Christian convert from Islam received word Dec. 11 that he had been
A young man came to the United States to look for work because he needed to support his aging parents,” wrote Polaris Project, an organization that
When Iran’s holocaust-denying President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proclaims, “Israel must be wiped off the map,” the United States takes the threat of genocide seriously. President Obama,
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian pastor freed from prison after nearly three years of detainment was re-arrested on Christmas Day in a move that human
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Police in Uzbekistan on Dec. 1 raided a group of about 80 Protestants on holiday together. Offences have been brought against four
Christians are the world’s largest religious group and are nearly evenly dispersed globally, according to a new Pew study on the size, geographic distribution and
