Austria, South Africa Mourn Murdered Missionary
Austrian and South African Christians mourned the death of a third priest known to have been killed in South Africa this year, BosNewsLife learned Sunday, June 14.
...continue reading this storyNepal Detains Suspect In Deadly Church Blast
Christians in Nepal tried to worship Saturday, June 13, after police detained a Hindu militant for alleged involvement in a bomb blast that killed three people and injured over a dozen others at a Roman Catholic Church, and the prime minister pledged to end political strife in this impoverished mountainous nation.
...continue reading this storyNEWS ALERT: China Detains More House Church Leaders
Over a dozen Chinese house church leaders faced another day of detention Saturday, June 13, and some of them the prospect of years imprisonment, after security forces raided a house church in China's Sichuan province, Christians said. There was also concern over the whereabouts of a prominent human rights lawyer after a Chinese official spoke about his alleged kidnapping by security forces.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Christian Killed For Drinking Tea From "Muslim Cup"
A Christian man was beaten to death in Pakistan's Punjab province for drinking from a tea cup “designated for Muslims,” the latest in several attacks against the Christian minority in this region, local Christians and rights investigators said Friday, June 12.
...continue reading this storyBREAKING NEWS: China Sentences "Bible Printer" Shi Weihan To Three Years In Prison
A court in Beijing found Christian bookstore owner and house church leader ,Shi Weihan, guilty of “illegal business operation” and sentenced him to three years in prison and fined him 150,000 Yuan fine ($22,000) for printing and distributing Bibles for free, his defense team and Christian supporters said Thursday, June 11.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Authorities "Attack" Christian Cemetery, Church (UPDATE)
Amid rising Islamic extremism, Pakistani Christians have demanded a halt to the destruction of a Christian cemetery in Punjab province and the return of a seized church in the provincial capital Lahore, Worthy News monitored Thursday, June 11.
...continue reading this storyNEWS ALERT: Gambia Prosecution Delays Appeal Detained British Missionary
The appeal of a frail British missionary detained in The Gambia on what Christians describe as "trumped up" charges of "sedition" has been delayed after prosecutors failed to attend a scheduled hearing and prison authorities did not produce him in court, Worthy News learned Wednesday, June 10.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Christian Man Murdered, Raped, For Having Muslim Girl Friend
A young Christian man from Pakistan has been raped and murdered buy angry Muslims, for making love with his Muslim girl friend and refusing to convert to Islam, a Christian rights group said.
...continue reading this storyBREAKING NEWS: Burma Army Attacks Christian Orphanage; Many Flee
A Christian-run orphanage in Burma near the border with Thailand has been attacked by the Burmese army, amid a fresh crackdown on the predominantly Christian Karen people in the area, officials and children told Worthy News Friday, June 5.
...continue reading this storyConcern Over China's Christian Prisoners On 20th Anniversary Of Tiananmen Square "Massacre"
Christian leaders and rights advocates have expressed concerns over the situation of Christian prisoners and other reported human rights violations in China, and urged Washington increase pressure on Beijing, 20 years after the Tiananmen Square "massacre".
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