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Worthy News provides verified, timely Christian persecution news — reporting on believers facing pressure, discrimination, and violence worldwide, along with actionable prayer updates and ways to respond.

From Asia and Africa to the Middle East and Latin America, we work to amplify the voices of the persecuted, document violations of religious freedom, and bring biblically grounded context to the headlines.

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Over 100 Killed At Christian Wedding Party In Iraq
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
A bride and groom are among at least 114 people who died at a Christian wedding party in northern Iraq where a fire tore through the hall packed with guests, officials said Wednesday.
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‘50,000 Mosques Closed In Iran’ As Christianity Spreads
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023
Recent comments by a senior Iranian cleric that around 50,000 of Iran's 75,000 mosques are closed highlight the growth of Christianity in Iran and disillusion with “the regime’s use of Islam to justify its authoritarian rule,” a prominent…
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Nigeria: Fulani herdsmen continue slaughter of Christians
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023
Radicalized Fulani Muslim herdsmen continue a years-long genocidal slaughter of Christians in Nigeria: on September 20, herdsmen attacked a village in Nasarawa state, killing one Christian and wounding three others, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. With well over…
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Uganda: Evangelist murdered after leading Muslims to Christ
Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2023
A 33-year old evangelist was beaten to death by Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda, right after he led Muslims to faith in Christ at a Gospel event on September 6, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. The killing was…
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Pakistan Police Detain Pastor Over Shooting
Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2023
Concerns remained Sunday about a pastor in eastern Pakistan who was reportedly detained for “faking” a shooting incident, although Worthy News and others witnessed him in hospital.
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Nigeria: Islamic terrorists kill two Christians, kidnap six in Taraba state
Posted on Monday, September 11, 2023
Islamic terrorists murdered two Christians and kidnapped six others in Nigeria’s Taraba state on Sunday, as the years-long genocidal onslaught on Nigerian Christians by Muslim extremists continues unabated, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. With well over 50,000 Christians…
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Beaten Pakistani Christian Activist Dead At 37
Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2023
Pakistani Christian human rights activist Samuel Inayat, who was in urgent need of a kidney transplant after Muslim extremists beat him, has died, his family told Worthy News on Saturday.
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Nigeria Seminarian Burned To Death; Others Kidnapped
Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2023
A Catholic seminarian in Nigeria was killed after the rectory where he stayed was set on fire in a kidnapping attempt by Islamist Fulani Militants, a day after another seminarian and his father were abducted, Christians confirmed Friday.

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