Christians in Nigeria Face Continued Persecution from State Governments
01/29/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Technically a secular nation, Nigeria’s federal constitution contains protections for freedom of religion and belief, including the...
International community laments Cardinal Zen’s ‘precarious’ position
The arrest this week of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun in Hong Kong continues to attract international condemnation, with the U.S. bishops calling...
Christian in Pakistan Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ in Scheme Involving Islamist Party, Sources Say
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A member of an Islamic extremist party in Pakistan has charged a Christian with blasphemy as part of a scheme...
Leah Sharibu’s Mother Urges the Government to Secure her Release
The mother of kidnapped schoolgirl Leah Sharibu has called on the government of Nigeria to do everything in its power to secure her daughters...
Church Leaders in Nigeria Not Giving Up on Rescue of Leah Sharibu
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Following the announcement by Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram that it will keep a Christian high school girl as a...
Indonesian Muslims Remove the Cross from Deceased Catholic’s Tomb
In Muslim majority community Purbayan, the top of a cross on a deceased Catholic’s tomb was cut off by local Muslims, while the mourners...
Local Politician Claims 98 Christians in India ‘Reconverted’ to Hinduism Under Threat
02/03/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – Jiten Chowdhury, president of the Upajati Ganamukti Parishad, claims that 98 people in India’s Jharkhand state were...
UK MP writes to Prime Minister about Leah Sharibu
David Linden MP has written to the Prime Minister asking her to pressure the Nigerian Government to prioritise the release of Leah...
Christians in Lebanon Maintain a Crucial Presence
4/7/19 Lebanon (International Christian Concern)- Members of various Italian dioceses spoke to prominent Lebanese authorities about the Christian contributions to their society and...
Officials apologise to displaced schoolgirl
A schoolgirl who has been unable to go to school since her family was forcibly displaced from their home because of their...
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WCC executive committee statement urges “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee published a statement entitled “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human rights,” in...
Four Students Injured as Myanmar Military Shells Bible School in Shan State
Four men were wounded as a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) shell struck the premises of a Bible school in northern Shan State on November 3.
WCC acting general secretary: “We are a fellowship united by faith for action”
In his last report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca...