Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
Iran Closes Friday Church Services, Detains Pastor
Posted on Monday, November 9, 2009
Iran's government has ordered one of the country's largest Protestant churches to halt Friday services, while a pastor remains detained for protesting plans to "impose the reading of the Koran" on Christian children, Worthy News monitored Monday, November…
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.
Ethiopia Court Releases Jailed Evangelists
Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2009
Christians in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa were anticipating the return Thursday, October 29, of two evangelists who were imprisoned for three months on what believers said were "false charges" of "offering money for conversion" and "insulting" the Ethiopian…
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: Cuban Pastors Detained After Distributing American Aid
Posted on Monday, October 19, 2009
Two Cuban Baptist leaders are detained in Cuba on charges of “illicit financial activity," after distributing financial aid from American Christians to needy churches in the island's Guantanamo province, an international advocacy group said Monday, October 19.
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…
Palestinians Remember Murdered Christian Bookstore Leader
Posted on Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Palestinian Christians on Tuesday, October 7, urged prayers as they observed the second anniversary of the day that militants murdered the director of the only known Christian bookstore in the Gaza Strip.
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.
Ethiopia Muslims Attack Churches; 3 Injured
Posted on Saturday, October 3, 2009
Ethiopian police was still searching for key suspects Friday, October 2, after hundreds of angry Muslims reportedly attacked evangelical churches in the western Arsi zone of Ethiopia, injuring at least three Christians.
BREAKING NEWS: Gunmen Kidnap Christian Female Doctor
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009
Gunmen have kidnapped a Christian doctor from her home near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul overnight in front of her four children, police said on Sunday, September 27.
