India Pastor’s Father Killed By Hindus; Son Continues Ministry
A young pastor in northern India wants to continue preaching and starting churches after he survived an attack in which Hindu militants killed his father.
...continue reading this storyIslamists Call For Killing Christians In Mauritania
Islamic militants have created an online hit list that encourages Muslims to assassinate Christian leaders in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Worthy News established Friday.
...continue reading this storyBurmese military attacks two churches within a week, four refugees killed
The Burmese army attacked two churches in one week in Kayah State, Myanmar, killing four and wounding eight refugees who were sheltering in one of the church’s buildings, International Christian Concern reports. The attacks came amid intense fighting between the military and local resistance groups in the wake of the February 1 coup.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Christian Couple On Deathrow Acquitted Of Blasphemy
A Christian husband and wife in Pakistan who faced execution for sending “blasphemous” texts were acquitted of the charges, a well-informed source tells Worthy News.
...continue reading this story‘Somaliland Christian Couple Need Prayers As Execution Draws Near’
A detained Christian couple facing potential execution in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland for leaving Islam and spreading Christianity need prayers as their court hearing was postponed, supporters told Worthy News.
...continue reading this storySudanese authorities demolish church building in Omdurman
Despite a promise to authorize the church after its building was burned down, on May 27 officials in Sudan demolished a building belonging to the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) in the city of Omdurman, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports.
...continue reading this storyNigeria Islamic Gunmen Abduct 8 Evangelical Christians
Evangelical Christians in southwestern Nigeria are still searching for loved ones after suspected Islamic gunmen abducted eight believers, aid workers said.
...continue reading this storyHindu Extremists Destroy Church In India
Christian villagers in India’s eastern Odisha State were recovering Tuesday after some 150 Hindu extremists attacked and destroyed their church building, advocacy groups said.
...continue reading this storyChina Christian Persecution: Police beat up pastor, leave him critically injured
China’s Communist Party police beat up a Christian pastor in Guiyang, Guizhou province on May 23, leaving him critically wounded, International Christian Concern reports. China currently ranks 17 on the US Open Doors Watch List of countries that persecute Christians.
...continue reading this storyIndia Christian Persecution: Doctor faces criminal charges after offering to pray for patient
A Christian doctor in India’s Madhya Pradesh state has been suspended from working with COVID-19 patients, and is facing criminal charges, for offering to pray for the healing of one someone in her care, International Christian Concern reports.
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