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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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Gunmen Kill 2nd Abducted Priest in Nigeria
Posted on Monday, June 27, 2022
A Catholic priest has been killed by kidnappers while on his way to Sunday Mass in Nigeria’s southern Edo State, hours after another priest was murdered, his church confirmed Sunday.
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Nigeria Gunmen Kill Prominent Priest
Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2022
Suspected Islamic gunmen have killed the chaplain of Africa’s largest technical school institute in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna State, church sources said Sunday.
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Sudan: Christian leaders arrested for singing worship songs
Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Two Christian leaders in Omdurman, Sudan were arrested last week for singing worship songs during their church service, the Christian Post (CP) reports. While the situation for Sudanese Christians somewhat improved following the 2019 ousting of Islamic dictator…
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India: Hindu nationalist police severely beat up pastor
Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Hindu nationalist police officers in India’s Uttar Pradesh state severely beat up a pastor after arresting him for singing a hymn on the roof of his home during a family devotional in April, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
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Christian content censored on popular workplace app
Posted on Monday, June 20, 2022
One of China’s most popular workplace communication apps has censored the account of a Christian woman because she posted what it described as “illegal” religious messages, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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French Guiana Pastor Killed, Church Torched
Posted on Friday, June 17, 2022
Questions remain about the death of an evangelical pastor in French Guiana who was shot and killed before his church was torched amid an ongoing debate about religious freedom in France.
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Nigeria: Dozens of Christians murdered in one week of jihadist attacks
Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022
Jihadist terrorists in Nigeria murdered dozens of Christians during the week of 5-12 June, in unusually well-planned attacks on churches, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Islamic jihadists have murdered more than 43,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2021, but…
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American Chrisitan couple helps Ukrainians
Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022
An American Christian couple who care for the poor and share the Gospel with them have been going back and forth from the Romanian border with Ukraine, taking supplies to Ukrainians suffering under the Russian invasion, and bringing…
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Kidnappers Release Nigeria’s Anglican Bishop
Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022
Nigeria’s kidnapped Anglican Bishop Adeyinka Aderogba, his wife, and their driver have been released after spending 48 hours in captivity, their church confirmed.
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Muslims Attack Christian Family In Turkey
Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022
A Christian family is recovering after an attack by dozens of Muslims in south-eastern Turkey before a historic church service in the area, Christians confirmed Wednesday.
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Egypt Charges Muslim With Killing Christian
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Egyptian authorities have charged a Muslim man with the murder of 30-year-old Egyptian Christian Kyrillos Megally, who died in hospital on June 7, three days after being attacked.
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Myanmar Army Torches Christian Homes
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Myanmar’s ruling military has destroyed hundreds of Christian homes in recent days while fighting perceived threats to its power base, Christian aid workers told Worthy News.

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