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Pastor Killed After Ransom Paid in Nigeria’s Kwara State

Posted on Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Armed assailants in north-central Nigeria killed a local pastor after abducting him and collecting ransom payments from his rural community, highlighting a growing wave of kidnappings terrorizing Kwara State.

Christian Dies In Pakistan Days After Acquittal In Blasphemy Case

Posted on Monday, October 6, 2025

A Christian man who was released last week after 13 years in a Pakistani prison on false charges of blasphemy against Islam has died, his supporters told Worthy News Monday.

Indian Pastor First To Be Acquitted Under Anti-Conversion Law

Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2025

A Christian pastor has become the first person to be acquitted under the “anti-conversion” law of India’s state of Uttarakhand after a four-year legal battle, Christian sources confirmed Thursday.

Islamist Efforts To Seize Christian School In Sudan Continue Amid War Displacement

Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2025

Islamists are trying to take over a Christian school in Sudan despite hundreds of people displaced by war seeking refuge there, Christians said Thursday.

Wave of Attacks on Christians in India Follows Passage of Harsh Anti-Conversion Bill

Posted on Monday, September 29, 2025

Civil society groups in Rajasthan are raising alarm over a sharp rise in attacks on Christians just weeks after the state assembly passed one of India's harshest anti-conversion bills.

China Launches Major Crackdown on House Churches, Over 70 Believers Arrested

Posted on Monday, September 29, 2025

Authorities in eastern China have carried out one of the largest crackdowns on unregistered Christian churches in recent years, arresting more than 70 people in a sweeping operation targeting Bible study groups and house church gatherings, according to…

Devout Christians In China Face New Online Crackdown (Worthy News Focus)

Posted on Friday, September 26, 2025

Devout Chinese Christians seeking to spread the Gospel online face new challenges after the Communist government banned such expressions as part of a crackdown on the spread of religion through the internet.

Indonesia To Enforce New Blasphemy Law In 2026, Raising Concerns Among Christians

Posted on Friday, September 26, 2025

Christians and rights groups have expressed concern that Indonesia’s updated blasphemy law will favor Islam, the main religion in the world’s largest Muslim nation, at the expense of minority faiths.

Pakistan Police Detain Suspect In Killing Of Christian Man By Muslim Extremist Group (Worthy News Investigation)

Posted on Friday, September 26, 2025

Pakistani police have detained one suspected Islamic extremist and are searching for others over their alleged involvement in the killing of a devout Christian man in the country’s Punjab province, sources told Worthy News Friday.

Christians In Pakistan’s Jaranwala Still Await Justice Two Years After Mob Violence

Posted on Friday, September 26, 2025

Christians in Pakistan’s city of Jaranwala are still waiting for justice and government assistance more than two years after Muslim mobs rampaged through their community, an advocacy group told Worthy News Thursday.

Inner Mongolian Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Christians Distributing Bibles

Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2025

A Chinese court in Inner Mongolia has upheld prison sentences against ten Christians convicted of illegally distributing Bibles, a case highlighting Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on unregistered house churches.

Catholic Priest Shot Dead In Nigeria (Worthy News Investigation)

Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2025

A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in southeastern Nigeria amid ongoing violence against clergy in the country, church officials say.

Sudan’s Christians Among Hardest Hit As War, Famine, and Cholera Crisis Deepen

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Sudan's roughly two million Christians are among the hardest hit in the country's devastating civil war, with some believers forced to eat animal feed and even grass to survive, according to Christian rights investigators.

Pentecostal Pastor Survives Assassination Attempt In Pakistan Amid Rising Persecution, Group Says

Posted on Monday, September 22, 2025

Police in Pakistan have launched an investigation into a “brutal and cowardly” assassination attempt on a prominent Pentecostal pastor in Islamabad, the capital, at a time of rising persecution of Christians in the Muslim-majority nation, sources told Worthy…

Documentary Exposes ‘Father’s Day Massacre’ As Nigeria’s Christians Face Genocide

Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2025

A chilling new documentary has highlighted the growing crisis for Christians in Nigeria, where investigators say more than three million believers face persecution from Islamic militants and other extremist groups.

Authorities Halt Church, Tourism Site Construction In Indonesia

Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2025

Authorities in Indonesia’s Central Java Province have halted construction of a church and related tourism compound after pressure from local council members and Muslim groups amid rising anti-Christian incidents in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, sources confirmed Thursday.

Altar Boy Hiding In Pakistan As Fake Facebook Post Sparks Blasphemy Case (Worthy News Investigation)

Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2025

A young Christian man is hiding in Pakistan after being falsely accused of making “blasphemous” comments against Islam, an offence that potentially carries the death penalty under the Islamic nation’s strict blasphemy legislation, Worthy News learned Thursday.

Gunmen Kill 22 At Niger Baptism Ceremony And Nearby, As Christian Farmer Escapes Attack (Worthy News Investigation)

Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Suspected Islamist gunmen on motorbikes have killed at least 22 people in Niger, including about 15 at a baptism ceremony and seven more nearby, officials and witnesses said. In neighboring Nigeria, a Christian farmer in the Abuja area…

Pakistan Flood Boat Capsize Kills 9 Amid Wider Crisis Impacting Millions, Christians Included

Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2025

At least nine people have died in Pakistan’s Punjab province when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts, authorities confirmed over the weekend amid massive death and destruction that also impacted the Islamic nation’s tiny Christian minority.

Christians in Pakistan Shaken By Killings and Exploitation

Posted on Monday, September 15, 2025

Christians in Pakistan tell Worthy News they are reeling after two shocking incidents — the murder of three believers in Islamabad and the forced removal of a kidney from a Christian laborer in Faisalabad — which advocacy group…

What is Christian Persecution?

Christian persecution includes any form of harassment, discrimination, legal restriction, or violence targeted at believers because of their faith in Jesus Christ. It ranges from social and economic pressure to imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom.

Our reporting seeks to verify facts, protect vulnerable sources, and direct readers to meaningful prayer and action while avoiding sensationalism.

Today’s Top Christian Persecution Stories

• Pakistani Christian Girl, 14, Abducted and Raped, Family Says
• Pakistan Pastor Murder Case Takes Dramatic Turn As Police Name Wife, Lover As “Masterminds” (Worthy News Investigation)
• Christians Blocked From Christmas Worship In Indonesia’s West Java Amid Extremism Concerns
• Nigeria Says It Provided Intelligence For U.S. Strikes
• Christian Father Of Three Killed In Pakistan For Faith
• Bethlehem Marks Christmas After Ceasefire As Jenin Church Arson Raises Concern

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