Christian News

Amid efforts by Egypt’s Islamic government to improve its relations with Egyptian Christians, the Cairo Criminal Court’s terrorism circuit has referred the case of two men convicted of a church bombing to the Grand Mufti for his opinion on whether the death penalty should be applied, Watani International (WI) reports.

As Christians in Punjab Province, Pakistan, continue to face intense violent persecution from Islamic extremists, a Christian father of three was arrested on November 3 and jailed pending trial for blasphemy, Morning Star News reports. 

Nigerian Christians are pleading for help as Fulani jihadist herdsmen recently murdered 21 more Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State, one of several Nigerian states that have seen ongoing relentless Islamic violence against believers, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Around 12,000 people of all ages last month took part in the first “March for Jesus” ever held in Ireland’s capital city of Dublin, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.

Amid intensifying persecution of Christians in India, police in Chhattisgarh state stood by as a large mob of Hindu nationalists attacked a group of Christian agricultural workers who refused to denounce Christ and leave their communal farm last month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

While Egypt’s Islamic government has recently taken steps toward improving relations with the Egyptian Christian community, three Christian men were hospitalized last week following an attack by Islamic extremists armed with knives and machetes in Minya province, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.

Continuing the relentless murder of Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state, Fulani jihadist herdsmen have murdered four Christians in less than three weeks, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

A second Christian charged with blasphemy in Pakistan was released on bail pending trial last week after a court found there was no direct evidence in the three cases brought against him, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.

With headquarters in the US, the Africa Mission Association (AMA) works to unite churches in establishing new Africa-led and funded missions in all 54 African countries, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.

In an apparent effort to improve its relations with Egypt’s Christian community, the Islamic Egyptian government last month approved the legalization of 293 previously unlicensed churches and service buildings, All Arab News (AAN) reports.

More than 30 Sudanese Christian refugees were last month forced out of their temporary homes in Sudan’s River Nile state by Islamic residents who said they did not want Christians or black people in their neighborhood, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Authorities in China once again raided the Zion Church in Beijing last month, arresting 12 people and taking down the details of everyone in attendance as part of a crackdown on Christianity in the country, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

The International Christian Concern (ICC) persecution watchdog warns in a new report that believers in Jesus are being persecuted in seven of the 11 southeast Asia countries. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam “condone or actively participate in Christian persecution,” ICC states in a report published on November 1.

The Choctaw Native American tribe in Oklahoma is exploring its Christian heritage and experiencing revival through a translation of the Bible into its own language, CBN News reports. One of 39 Native American nations in Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation lives on 11,000 square miles in the southeastern part of the state and has been led by Chief Gary Batton since 2014.

A former Islamic Fulani Nigerian, Pastor Eli Abdullah Tinau, is now evangelizing Fulani Muslims in Nigeria’s Plateau state, despite Fulani terrorists having set fire to his home during one of their relentless attacks on Christians in the region, Baptist News (BN) reports.

Evangelical Christians in Valencia on the eastern coast of Spain have called for prayer support in the aftermath of last week’s catastrophic flooding that caused the deaths of at least 205 people, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.

Amid rising global tensions, millions of Christians are believed to have been participating in Sunday’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) to pray for Christians “who are persecuted for their faith in Christ.”

The lead pastor of a church in the U.S. state of Minnesota says he is “heartbroken” after its missionary was killed and his wife detained in connection with the murder.

An American pastor who spent 18 years in a Chinese prison on what Washington called “bogus charges of contract fraud” was released last month in exchange for a Chinese citizen in U.S. custody, several sources said Thursday.

More than 10,000 college students gathered for a Gospel event at the Texas A&M public university on Tuesday (October 29), sparking hope of revival for Generation Z and continuing a recent trend of large evangelistic gatherings at American college campuses.