Pakistan Militants Rape Christian Girl
A 13-year old impoverished Christian girl in Pakistan’s Punjab province was recovering Thursday, February 19, after she was gang raped at gun point by five Islamic extremists, her family told Worthy News.
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BREAKING NEWS: Future American Christian Students Uncertain As Obama Signs Stimulus Plan
Devoted Christian students across the United States faced uncertainty Tuesday, February 17, as President Barack Obama signed into law the nation’s biggest ever economic stimulus plan which bans religious worship or instruction in university and college facilities that receive state funds for renovations.
BREAKING NEWS: Chinese Christian Activist Hua Zaichen Dies At 91
Chinese Christian activist Hua Zaichen, who became known for helping reportedly persecuted Christians, has died in a Beijing hospital, shortly after his wife was released from prison, his supporters confirmed to Worthy News Monday, February 16. Hua was 91 years old.
Belarus Deports Danish Christians
Two Danish men are being deported from Belarus on charges of expressing “ideas of a religious nature”, after dozens of foreign Christians were already expelled from the former Soviet republic.
Pakistan Minister Vows To Annul Blasphemy Laws Amid Death Threats Against Christians
Pakistan’s Minister of Minorities Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti,has launched a public campaign aimed at annulling controversial blasphemy legislation amid concerns Thursday, February 12, over Islamic extremism against Christians and other minorities in the country.
Vatican “In Pain” After Death Italian Coma Woman
The Vatican and several Italian church leaders expressed their pain Tuesday, February 10, about the sudden death of a 38-year-old woman who ignited a fierce right-to-die debate that divided Italy.
Pakistan Government To Reopen Christian Girls Schools After Attacks
A key government official has pledged to re-open Christian schools and other education institutions for girls in Pakistan’s troubled North West Frontier Province (NWFP) after they were attacked by Muslim militants.
BREAKING NEWS: Increased Persecution Of Former Muslims, Report Shows (Wrapup)
The “persecution of Christians with a Muslim background” has “drastically” increased around the world, according to a report released Tuesday, February 3, by a leading Christian rights group.
Pakistan Christians Protest Police “Torture” And Sexual Abuse
A tense calm returned Monday, February 2, to an impoverished area of the Pakistani city of Sargodha where police “tortured” Christian residents, which included beatings and sexually molesting girls and women, local Christians told Worthy News.
India Missionaries Injured In Mob Violence
Two native missionaries in India were recovering from injuries Sunday, February 1, after they were beaten by an angry mob in the northeastern state of Manipur after showing a film in the life of Jesus, the latest in a series of attacks against evangelists in the Asian nation, co-workers said.
NEWS ALERT: Minsk Church Threatened With Closure; Evangelicals “Fasting”
Members of one of Belarus’ largest evangelical churches continued a five-day “fasting and prayer” action, Friday, January 30, amid attempts by authorities to seize their place of worship as part of an alleged crackdown on non-Orthodox groups.
Eritrea Christians Die In Prison, Nearly 3,000 Detained
At least two detained Christians have died this month in Eritrea after a “long period of torture” in a notorious military prison camp, while the number of Christians jailed in the African nation because of their faith approaches 3,000, a well-informed Christian rights group said Wednesday, January 21.
Israel Withdraws; Hamas “Rearms”
Israeli forces appeared to withdraw from the Gaza Strip Tuesday, January 20, in time for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the United States’ 44th president, but militant group Hamas said it would rearm, suggesting its conflict with Israel was not over.
Christian Dies As Israeli Offensive Continues
A young Christian girl has died in the Gaza Strip, amid growing signs minority Christians there are caught in the crossfire as the Israeli army continues its offensive against militants of the Hamas group, Worthy News learned Thursday, January 8.
Dozens Killed As Israel Hits U.N. School; Christians Concerned
At least 40 people were killed and over 50 injured when the Israeli Air Force struck a United Nations-run school in the Gaza Strip in what it said was a response to repeated mortar and rocket attacks from militants of the Hamas group.
U.S. Opens New Embassy in Baghdad
Amid tight security, the United States embassy in Iraq’s capital Baghdad was open for business Tuesday, January 6, after a dedication ceremony to open what is the largest embassy compound in the world.
Karen Girl Raped and Killed by Burma Army Soldier
Villagers of the mainly Christian Karen minority in Burma on Monday, January 5, were mourning the death of a seven-year old girl who was raped and murdered by at least one government soldier, the latest in a series of sexual abuses of minorities in the country, investigators said.
U.S. Bishops Rush to Israel As Ground Offensive Continues
More than half of the United States’ Lutheran bishops were on their way to Israel Monday, January 5, amid international concerns that an Israeli offensive against the militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip would lead to more suffering of civilians, including the territory’s Christian minority.
Ethnic Fighting Rocks Kosovo Town
A tense calm returned Sunday, January 4, to Kosovo’s second largest and most ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, following clashes between Serbs and ethnic Albanians in which at least six people were injured.
Study: Religious Teens Wait to Have Sex
Teenagers who promise to remain virgins till they marry and others of a religious background, abstain from sexual activity four years longer than other teenagers, according to a new study.