Gunmen Kill Nuns In South Sudan
Pope Francis has offered condolences to victims' families after two Catholic nuns were shot and killed along a highway in South Sudan.
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Iran's Internet Restrictions Threaten Underground Church
Christians in Iran meeting mostly in secret house groups to avoid detection by police face new challenges as the Islamic government seeks more internet restrictions, according to sources familiar with the situation.
...continue reading this storyNigeria: Pastor’s son killed by government officials demolishing church
In addition to being continually attacked by Islamic terrorists, Christians in Nigeria are persecuted by the government as well: a pastor’s son was shot to death in Borno state last week by government officials sent to demolish a church building, Christian Today reports.
...continue reading this storySudanese officials detain shipment of Bibles
Sudanese government officials have detained a shipment of Bibles by demanding customs fees from which it is exempt, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. The officials’ actions are cause for concern in light of the new government’s pledge to allow religious freedom in Sudan following the ouster of dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019.
...continue reading this storyIslamist Taliban Killing Afghan Christians, Bible Apps Banned
Islamist Taliban militants ruling Afghanistan have begun executing Christians who refuse to renounce their faith, a well-informed Christian broadcaster said Tuesday.
...continue reading this storyAfghanistan: Persecution of Christians set to intensify under Taliban rule
Rights groups, including Release International, are warning that the persecution of Christians in Afghanistan will likely intensify now the Taliban have taken power and the US and NATO have withdrawn, Christian Today (CT) reports. The Afghan church had been driven underground by Islamic apostasy laws even before the Taliban takeover, but the situation is now reported to be “dire.”
...continue reading this storyAfghan Christians standing in faith and calling for prayer, "God has a purpose and a plan”
The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan and local Christian pastors facing the threat of intensified bloody persecution are standing in faith while calling on the worldwide Body of Christ for prayer. "God has a purpose and a plan,” an Afghan pastor told International Christian Concern (ICC).
...continue reading this storyChurch Destroyed, Many Killed In Haiti Quake
As the death toll of Haiti’s devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake rose to more than 1,400, Christians were among those mourning victims.
...continue reading this storyBilly Graham Evangelistic Association sends chaplains to England after mass shooting
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has sent a team of chaplains to the English city of Plymouth to offer prayer and counseling to residents devastated by Thursday’s mass shooting there, Christian Today (CT) reports.
...continue reading this storyChina charges four Christian teachers with conducting illegal activity
Continuing its policy of “Sinicizing” the church and country, China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) arrested four house church school teachers in Wuhu, Anhui Province earlier this month, and charged them with conducting “illegal business operations,” International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. China now ranks 17 on the US Open Doors 2021 Watch List of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
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