48 Christians killed in attacks in Nigeria
November 8, 2017
ZANWRUA, Nigeria — Attacks on Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state escalated in mid-October, with 48 dying in uninterrupted assaults between Oct. 8 and Oct. 17.
Girl in federal custody granted abortion
November 6, 2017
WASHINGTON — A 17-year-old Central American girl obtained an abortion in Texas on Oct. 25 after a court battle over issues of abortion and the
Pro-life group denied right to participate in fair
November 3, 2017
BEREA, Ohio — A pro-life student group in Ohio was turned away from participating in a sexual health awareness fair at a Methodist college after
Baptist churches in Israel see record number of baptisms
November 3, 2017
NAZARETH, Israel — A record number of baptisms, 73, were registered in Baptist churches in Israel in 2017, the Association of Baptist churches in Israel
Calif. to add third gender option to documents
November 2, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pro-family advocates are lamenting California Gov. Jerry Brown’s approval Oct. 15 of a bill expanding rights for individuals identifying as transgender but
Pastors arrested after house church ban
October 28, 2017
BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan — Church leaders in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, are urging Pakistan’s prime minister and other officials to uphold the country’s constitution after city officials imposed
Christian teen arrested for online comments
October 28, 2017
HYDERABAD, India — A Christian teenager in northern India was jailed for 12 days after anti-Hindu comments appeared on a fake Facebook account in his
Coptic bishop killed, priest injured in Egypt
October 25, 2017
CAIRO, Egypt — A Coptic Orthodox bishop from Upper Egypt was slain outside Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 12, the same day a priest also was
