Cuban Church Leaders call for U.S. Response to Persecution
Cuban church leaders recently asked the U.S. government to put their country on its list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedoms.
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Cuba Reluctant To Detain Suspects In Attack On Pastor, Christians say
Over two months after a Cuban pastor was beaten and left unconscious in eastern Cuba, officials have still no suspects in the case, Christian rights activists told Worthy News Wednesday, April 10.
...continue reading this storyCuba Pentecostal Pastor Injured in Violent Attack, Christians Say
A Pentecostal pastor in Cuba was recovering of brain damage Tuesday, March 13, after he was assaulted while trying to challenge the confiscation of a church truck by Communist authorities, Christians said.
...continue reading this storyChristian Missionaries Face Security Challenges After Murders
Christian missionaries in Mexico, including foreigners, face more security challenges after a married couple who had served for nearly three decades as Baptist church missionaries were killed, Worthy News learned.
...continue reading this storySuspected Drug Traffickers Kill Pastor In Guatemala
Christians in Guatemala were mourning Monday, January 30, a pastor who was shot and killed by suspected drug traffickers on his way to a regional meeting of church leaders in a violent border area near Mexico.
...continue reading this storyMexico Evangelicals Leave Village Amid Crucifixion Threats
At least 70 evangelical Christians in Mexico’s east-central region were homeless Saturday, September 17, after being expelled by local authorities from their village where traditional Catholics reportedly threatened to “crucify or lynch” them.
...continue reading this storyPastor granted asylum, but blocked from leaving Cuba
A Cuban pastor who was imprisoned and then granted asylum by the United States was denied permission to leave Cuba.
...continue reading this storyCuba Detains Over 20 Christians In New Crackdown, Activists Say
Baptist Pastor Mario Felix Lleonart Barroso and his wife, Yoaxis, were part of the 23 Christians detained by Cuban police in Santa Clara, said Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a major religious rights group.
...continue reading this storyCuba Pastor Banned From Preaching After Prison Release
Cuba has released an evangelical pastor from a six-and-a-half year prison sentence under condition that he does not preach and remains confined to his home city of Camaguey, representatives said Monday, March 28.
...continue reading this storyHonduras Pastors Killed; Government Urged To Increase Protection
Christian leaders have urged Honduras’ government to improve protection of Christian workers after Carlos Roberto Marroquín became the second prominent pastor to be murdered this year in the Central American nation.
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