Pakistani Christian Girl, 14, Abducted and Raped, Family Says
A 14-year-old Christian girl is recovering after being abducted and raped in Pakistan’s Punjab province, according to family members and police.
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Pakistan Pastor Murder Case Takes Dramatic Turn As Police Name Wife, Lover As “Masterminds” (Worthy News Investigation)
The murder of a Pakistani pastor has taken a dramatic turn, with police saying his wife and her alleged lover were the “masterminds” behind the killing, which investigators say was carried out by hired assassins.
...continue reading this storyChristians Blocked From Christmas Worship In Indonesia’s West Java Amid Extremism Concerns
Christians in Indonesia’s West Java province were weighing their options Sunday after Muslims reportedly formed a human wall to block members of a Protestant church from reaching their Christmas worship service, in an incident that has underscored concerns about Islamic extremism in the Asian country.
...continue reading this storyNigeria Says It Provided Intelligence For U.S. Strikes
Nigeria says it has provided intelligence support to the United States ahead of Christmas Day airstrikes targeting militants linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) group in the country’s northwest, where Christians had been among those suffering from Islamic extremism.
...continue reading this storyChristian Father Of Three Killed In Pakistan For Faith
A Christian father of three was murdered in Pakistan’s Punjab province by Muslims over the Christmas holiday because of his faith in Christ, confirmed sources told Worthy News on Friday.
...continue reading this storyBethlehem Marks Christmas After Ceasefire As Jenin Church Arson Raises Concern
Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, marked its first Christmas celebrations since a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas, though concern lingered among Christians following an arson attack near a church elsewhere in the West Bank.
...continue reading this storyArson Attack Damages Church Property in Jenin Ahead of Christmas
Minority Christians in Palestinian territories faced a tense Christmas after church officials confirmed that “an arson attack” damaged a Christmas tree and a Nativity grotto at the Holy Redeemer Church in Jenin.
...continue reading this storyMillions Of Christians Forced To Mark Christmas In Secret Amid Global Persecution
Millions of Christians around the world are marking Christmas in secret amid persecution, violence, and discrimination, according to investigators.
...continue reading this storyNigerian School Abduction Ends as 130 More Children Freed Ahead of Christmas
The remaining 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria last month — one of the largest mass kidnappings in the country’s history — have been freed, officials confirmed.
...continue reading this storyChristian Family Flees Brick Kiln Slavery in Pakistan as Fears Grow for Abducted Girlss
With Christmas approaching, a Christian worker and his family have fled a brick kiln in Pakistan where they were effectively held in modern-day slavery by their Muslim employer, amid continuing concerns over the safety of Christian girls in the mainly Islamic nation, investigators told Worthy News.
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