India Christians Faced Bloody 2009, Reports Suggests
Christians in several parts of India on Thursday, December 31, were hoping for a more happy 2010 after a year which reportedly saw at least 152 anti-Christian attacks.
Month: December 2009
BREAKING NEWS: Host Rush Limbaugh in Hospital After “Chest Pains”
Rush Limbaugh, America’s most listened to conservative radio talk show host, was “resting comfortably” Thursday, December 31, after being rushed to a Honolulu hospital with chest pains, his Web site said.
Nepal Hindu Militant Asks Forgiveness For Church Bombing
The jailed chief of a Hindu-militant group has asked forgiveness for his alleged involvement in the May 23 church bombing in Nepal that killed three people.
Croatia to Hold Presidential Runoff Vote
Official results show Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic has won the most votes in the first round of Croatia’s presidential election, but not enough for a first round victory. Josipovic will face the controversial mayor of the capital Zagreb in a run-off election next month.
Wave of Clergy Killings In Russia (Feature)
The second murder of a Russian priest in as many months has prompted a call by the Orthodox Church for Russians to think about their country’s spiritual and moral condition.
American Missionary Captured In North Korea Inspired By Biography (Investigation)
A young American missionary, who has reportedly been detained for illegally entering North Korea on Christmas Day, was inspired to go there by a biography about the “first Christian martyr” of present day North Korea, an e-mail suggests.
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Missionary Enters North Korea With Appeal For Leader
A 29-year-old American Christian missionary has entered North Korea to urgeleader Kim Jong Il to repent and release political prisoners and others persecuted for their faith, fellowactivists said Saturday December 26.
White House Calls Plane Explosion “Attempted Terrorism”
The White House said Saturday, December 26, that a small explosion aboard an international flight bound for the U.S. city of Detroit was “an attempted act of terrorism.”
India’s Christians Face Difficult Christmas (Feature)
Christians in India’s troubled state of Orissa cautiously celebrated Christmas Friday, December 25, amid fears of more anti-Christian violence that since 2007 killed over 100 people here.
URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Senate Passes Controversial Health Bill
The U.S. Senate passed controversial health legislation Thursday, December 24, that observers said could define President Barack Obama’s legacy and usher in near-universal medical
coverage for the first time in the country’s history.
URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Evangelist Andrew Palau Injured In Plane Crash; Family Survives
U.S. Evangelist Andrew Palau and his family were among 148 passengers on board American Airlines Flight 331 that skidded off the runway and crashed in Kingston, Jamaica, but they miraculously survived with light injuries, his world famous father said late Wednesday, December 24.
NEWS ALERT: Iran Forces Raid Pre-Christmas Meeting; Leaders Detained
Christians in Iran are anticipating a difficult Christmas after security forces reportedly raided a worship gathering and detained two of the group’s leaders.
Thousands To Attend Vietnam’s Historic Christmas Eve Celebration
Thousands of Christians are to attend an evangelical Christmas Eve celebration in Vietnam despite difficulties with authorities, the latest in a series of “historic” Christian gatherings in the Communist-run nation, organizers said Wednesday, December 23.
NEWS ALERT: Israel Immigration Service Raids African Church; Several Detained
Security forces of Israel’s immigration service broke into an African church in Tel Aviv damaging the ceiling and detaining several worshipers, news reports said Tuesday, December 22.
Pakistan Muslim Extremists Kill Christian; Injure Evangelists
Christians on Tuesday, December 22, were mourning a Christian man who was shot dead by Muslim extremists while other believers recovered from injuries after an apparent Muslim attack on an evangelistic meeting showing the Jesus Film in Pakistan’s tense Punjab province.
Christian Man Languishing In Pakistan Jail
A Christian man has been languishing for over three years in a Pakistan jail on charges of “blasphemy against Islam” and his family has expressed concerns over his health, BosNewsLife established Monday, December 21.
Indian Police Arrest “Assaulted” Christian Couple
A pastor and his wife remained behind bars Friday, December 18, after they were mistreated by militants and police detained them for “forceful” conversion of Hindus to Christianity in India’s state of Karnataka, Christians said.
BREAKING NEWS: Four Iraq Christians Killed In Bombings
Iraqi Christians “requested prayers” Wednesday, December 16, after at least four people were killed in bombings targeting churches and a Christian school in Iraq’s troubled northern city of Mosul, a Christian advocacy group confirmed.
BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Muslim Employers Poison And Kill Christians, Police Say
A Christian sanitation worker was struggling for his life Tuesday, December 15, in a hospital of Pakistan’s Punjab province after two Christian co-workers already died because Muslim employers apparently poisoned them, police and family confirmed.
US Copts Protest Anti-Christian Violence in Egypt
Coptic Christians in the United States will protest against an “increase” in Islamic attacks against Egypt’s Christian minority and the “refusal” by authorities to halt the violence, organizers said Monday, December 14.