The Islamic State has announced that the Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Church of St. Ephrem in Mosul will become known as the "Mosque of the Mujahedeen" in honor of the "holy warriors" of Islam who wage jihad in Allah's name.
...continue reading this storyAccording to International Christian Concern, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has designated Sudan and Eritrea as "Countries of Particular Concern" in that both African nations have systematically, continually and egregiously abused their citizens' religious freedoms.
...continue reading this storyUpon returning to their church from an Easter sunrise service on April 5, a pastor and his congregation met a mob of Hindus who had hung two nationalist flags inside the building.
...continue reading this storyEarlier this year, Christians in Hidalgo State, Mexico, were allegedly threatened by a local government representative.
...continue reading this storyIran's revolutionary court imposed harsh prison sentences last week on 18 Christian converts for charges including evangelism, propaganda against the regime, and creating house churches to practice their faith, according to sources with knowledge of the Islamic Republic's secretive judicial system.
...continue reading this storyPakistan intends to introduce new legislation to curb the misuse of that nation's notorious blasphemy laws.
...continue reading this storyIn reprisal to losing ground to government forces, Islamists belonging to Boko Haram have killed dozens of Christians during 10 violent days in Nigeria's Adamawa state.
...continue reading this storyChristians in Uzbekistan are becoming "prisoners of conscience" just for exercising their religious rights.
...continue reading this storyA Syrian Catholic monk of the Mar Elian Monastery has been abducted by armed jihadists.
...continue reading this storyTwo Christian pastors from South Sudan who traveled north to Sudan and were arrested on charges of spying could face the death penalty when their trial begins next week, according to their attorneys.
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