Devoted Christians already suffering from Islamist attacks in several parts of Nigeria faced more difficulties Thursday as the government changed the nation’s currency design causing shortages and wreaking social havoc.
...continue reading this storyNicaragua has stripped more than 90 people of their Nicaraguan citizenship, including the bishop of Managua and a Catholic priest, as part of a crackdown on opponents of the country’s autocratic President Daniel Ortega.
...continue reading this storyA US missionary pilot and two South African missionary volunteers who have been imprisoned on suspicion of supporting insurgent activity in Mozambique have been denied bail by a local court, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
...continue reading this storyEgypt’s foreign ministry announced Friday that six Coptic Egyptian Christian men who were kidnapped by a criminal gang in Libya earlier this month have been released, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
...continue reading this storyTwo Christian farmers in Pakistan were recently murdered by Islamists who attacked them in separate incidents in January and February, respectively, Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) reports.
...continue reading this storyIran has released another Christian convert from its notorious prison, just days after another jailed Christian was freed, Christians said Thursday.
...continue reading this storyPolice in central India have detained three suspected Hindu militants to end the burning of several church buildings in the region, Christians said Thursday.
...continue reading this storyThere was concern Thursday about the plight of six Egyptian Christians abducted in Libya after previous killings of Christian believers there.
...continue reading this storyA U.S. Pastor known for religious rights rallies was nearly detained by U.S. Secret Service personnel after Chinese embassy staff objected to his protest, Worthy News learned Thursday.
...continue reading this storyOver a dozen families and their pastor have been driven from their homes in a majority-Buddhist village in Laos because they have converted to Christianity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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