Freed Priest Denies Islamic Rebel Group Kidnapped Him
Posted on: Friday, November 13, 2009
A frail 79-year-old Irish Catholic priest, who was released after one month of captivity in the Philippines, denied Friday, November 13, that an Islamic rebel group had kidnapped him.
Millions Pray For Persecuted Church
Posted on: Sunday, November 8, 2009
Millions of Christians from Vancouver to Vladivostok were praying Sunday, November 8, for persecuted Christians, amid reports of increased repression in several countries around the world.
Colombia Court Allows Christians To Opt Out Of Military
Posted on: Friday, October 30, 2009
An international Christian rights group has welcomed the Colombian Supreme Court’s decision allowing Colombians, including Christians, to opt out of obligatory military service because of religious, moral, or philosophical objections.
Serbia Pledges Cooperation As Karadzic Trial Adjourns
Posted on: Monday, October 26, 2009
The trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity including genocide, was adjourned till Tuesday, October 27, after the defendant refused to show up.
Christian Woman Raped In India State
Posted on: Saturday, October 24, 2009
A Christian young woman has been raped in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, but police refuse to detain the known suspect while her family faces death threats, a Christian human rights official said Saturday, October 24 .
NEWS ALERT: U.S. Churches Must Prepare For Swine Flu Outbreak, Group Says
Posted on: Saturday, October 24, 2009
The influential Christian Emergency Network (CEN), told churches Saturday, October 24, they might have to offer alternative Sunday worship services, just hours after U.S. President Barack Obama declared the spreading H1N1 swine flu virus "a national emergency."
NEWS ALERT: Pakistani Christians Fear More Deadly Violence
Posted on: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Christians in Pakistan's Punjab province feared more violence Thursday, October 15, after authorities released on bail six suspected Muslim militants accused of anti-Christian clashes that killed nearly a dozen people, while acquitting an alleged Muslim rapist of a Christian girl.
Row Over Dutch Support For Hindu Goddess
Posted on: Monday, October 5, 2009
Citizens in the Dutch town of Amstelveen have condemned plans by local authorities to support a controversial Hindu festival that would involve praying to a Hindu goddess from India, in the heart of the town.
East Europe Officials Say US Backing Away from Missile Defense System
Posted on: Friday, September 18, 2009
Poland and the Czech Republic are reacting to U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for a Europe-based missile defense system. Several officials in the region have warned that the move will improve Washington's relations with Moscow at the…
Nigeria’s Victims Of Anti Christian Violence Remembered
Posted on: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Christians from all denominations will attend prayer services in Nigeria and Britain Friday, September 11, to remember last month's Islamic attacks against especially Nigerian Christians in which over 1,000 people died, organizers of the gatherings said.
Pakistan Christian Army Officer Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
Posted on: Monday, September 7, 2009
A Pakistani Christian army officer was in jail Monday, September 7. after a military court sentenced him to life imprisonment for allegedly murdering his wife, despite claims from his family that he is innocent.
Christians Killed, Abducted, In Sudan
Posted on: Thursday, September 3, 2009
The head of Sudan's Anglican church confirmed Thursday, September 3, that armed groups are killing Christians and others in the south of this predominantly Islamic country "to disrupt a peace agreement" that ended 20 years of civil war.
EU Ambassadors Discuss Belarus Threats To Close Megachurch
Posted on: Thursday, August 27, 2009
European ambassadors to Belarus have met with the leader of New Life Church in the capital Minsk to discuss "threats" by authorities to "destroy" one of the country's largest evangelical churches by confiscating its building, a former cowshed, church officials…
