Pastor shot dead in his home in Taraza
CSW has learned that an evangelical pastor died on 10 August, after being shot multiple times in his home in Bajo Cauca...
Church leaders in the Philippines lament “ideology of death” after pastor killed
Fillipino church leaders said an “ideology of death” had gripped the nation in the wake of the cold-blooded murder in the street of a...
Iraqi Church Defaced by ISIS Rededicated
08/18/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – When ISIS invaded the Iraqi Christian city of Qeraqosh in 2014, they destroyed every symbol of Christianity...
Christian Mother in Somalia Divorced, Beaten
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The husband of a 32-year-old mother of two children in Somalia had just discovered that his wife owned...
U.S. Baptist Leaders Urge Protection Over Kachin Pastors Who Testified at Ministerial
08/18/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The two ethnic Kachin pastors who testified at last month’s State Department Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom,...
Priest kidnapped for protecting Cuban migrants
A Mexican priest was kidnapped on 3 August after blocking an attempt by an organized criminal group to kidnap Cuban migrants from...
Pakistani Christians Appeal to Not Be Defined as Minorities
08/18/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On August 11, National Minorities Day in Pakistan, Pakistani Christians appealed to not be defined as a...
Foreign Christians Arrested on Charges of ‘Converting’ in Nepal
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian from South Korea arrested in Nepal on charges of “attempting to convert” was released on...
Pastor in Northern India Dragged from House Fellowship and Beaten
08/10/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – On 28 July, individuals believed to be radical Hindu nationalists disrupted a private prayer meeting and beat...
As Church Worships, Police in Algeria Arrive to Seal Building
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – Interrupting a worship service, police on Tuesday (Aug. 6) sealed a church building in north-central Algeria, less than...