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Texas Churches Vandalized With Anti-Trump Graffiti During “No Kings” Protests

Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Two San Antonio pastors are speaking out after their churches were vandalized over the weekend amid nationwide "No Kings" protests targeting the Trump administration.

Two North Carolina Churches Targeted in Suspected Arson Attacks

Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Authorities are investigating two suspected arson attacks on churches in a small North Carolina town after fires were deliberately set late Friday night.

International Day of Prayer For Persecuted Church Also Online

Posted on Monday, October 20, 2025

Barnabas Aid, a major Christian charity, says it will host a worldwide prayer event for millions of Christians facing persecution for their faith.

Turkey Expels Hundreds of Christians Under “National Security” Label, Rights Groups Warn

Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2025

Turkey has deported hundreds of foreign Christians citing “national security” concerns as part of a broader crackdown by the Muslim-majority nation, several investigators confirmed.

Church and Christians Evicted in Pakistan Persecution

Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2025

Christians and human rights activists in Pakistan have sounded the alarm over what they call a new wave of persecution, including church closures, violent evictions, and economic exploitation of Christian families.

Beijing Zion Church Pastor Detained as China Launches Sweeping Crackdown on House Churches

Posted on Monday, October 13, 2025

The Trump administration has condemned China's latest crackdown on unregistered Christian churches after the arrest of Pastor Mingri "Ezra" Jin, founder of the Beijing Zion Church, and at least 30 other church leaders across six provinces.

Christian Father Murdered In Pakistan

Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2025

A Christian father of four daughters has been found dead in a garbage dumping site in Pakistan’s northeastern city of Sialkot, Christians told Worthy News.

Christians In Central India Denied Burial Rights Amid Rising Hindu Nationalism

Posted on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Christians in more than 20 villages in central India were without the possibility to bury their loved ones in a dignified way on Thursday after Hindu nationalists reportedly stripped them of that right as part of a crackdown…

Disabled Christian Killed In Pakistan

Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

The “brutal killing of Shamron Masih,” a mentally disabled Christian man in the Motra area of Pakistan’s Sialkot district, has sparked “widespread outrage across Pakistan’s Christian community,” Christian human rights investigators said Wednesday.

Over 30 Christians Beheaded as Islamic State-Linked Terrorists Intensify Attacks in Northern Mozambique

Posted on Tuesday, October 7, 2025

More than 30 Christians have been brutally executed in northern Mozambique in a wave of attacks carried out by Islamic State-affiliated militants targeting Christian villages, churches, and homes, according to local reports and monitoring groups.

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.

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

• Islamic Militants Turn To Christ In Nigeria Amid Violence, Film Shows (Worthy News In-Depth)
• Two Arrested After Killing Of Christian Worker Sparks Protests In Pakistan
• Christian Youth Murdered In Pakistan Amid Rising Attacks
• Christian Girl Maryam, 11, ‘Brutally Killed’ in Pakistan Prompting Outrage
• Christian Sanitation Worker Found Shot Dead At Government Hostel In Pakistan
• Christian Woman In Pakistan Alleges Abduction, Forced Conversion To Islam; Suspect Named (Worthy News Investigation)

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