What is it like to be an underground Chinese seminarian?
Wang Jie (a fictional name) is a deacon belonging to the Chinese underground Church. He has spent several years studying in Europe, and for...
Arrest of Converts Shows Close Surveillance of Christians in Iran, Advocate Says
JERUSALEM (Morning Star News) – Two Christian converts from Islam planning to meet in a northern city of Iran were detained on the same day,...
Muslims in Kenya Give Christian Family One Day to Return to Islam
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – After a family in southeast Kenya put their faith in Christ this month, Muslims gave them one day to return...
Northern Burma delegation calls for action
A delegation of religious leaders, women’s rights activists and civil society groups representing the Kachin, Shan and Ta’ang ethnic nationalities from Burma (Myanmar) completed...
Over 40 killed in attack on Catholic Cathedral
At least 40 people were killed in an attack on 15 November on the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Aliandao town, Central African Republic (CAR),...
Pakistan Arrests Islamist Leader of Asia Bibi Protests
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested the leader of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Party, Khadim Hussain Rizvi. Rizvi was responsible for organizing the violent and nationwide...
Syrian Armenian Refugees Avoid Turkey
A new report by journalist Serdar Korucu indicates that Syrian Armenian refugees are intentionally avoiding Turkey. Instead, they chose to travel much more dangerous...
Church in Nepal Forced to Shut Down
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – High-caste Hindus who have been harassing a church in Nepal forced it to shut down last week, sources said.
For...
Tribal Leaders Join Hands with Hindu Extremists to Persecute Christians in Jharkhand, India
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Five families in eastern India were at a worship service last month when they received a phone call telling them...
Tales of Survival and Loss from the Mandera Stoning Attack
Religious discrimination and animosity are soaring drastically in northeastern Kenya. This is evidenced by the September 13 stoning of non-local Christians in Elwak town, Mandera,...