World News: Islamists kill dozens in Congo
More than 20 people were killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 30. At least 15 of […]
World News: Christian TV booms in Middle East
As nations marked World Television Day on November 21, soaring audience engagement shows that Christian television is bringing hope to Middle East viewers grappling with COVID-19, according to a SAT-7 […]
World News: Thousands of children at risk
Thousands of children are at risk because of “unrelenting violence” in the mainly Christian north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on October […]
World News: Evidence for biblical kingdom of Judah
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered rare majestic capitals (column heads) along with other “evidence of a magnificent” palace that they believe was built during the time of King Hezekiah (c. […]
World News: 9000 displaced in Ethiopia
The impact of deadly protests across Ethiopia is continuing to shake minority communities, including Christians. Violence erupted following the murder of a well-known musician and activist at the hands of […]
World News: China steps up persecution
China said it was winding down its “re-education” camps for Uighurs and other minority groups, but researchers found evidence that incarceration is on the rise. An investigation by the Australian […]
World News: Trump push for religious freedom
Speaking before the United Nations on September 24, President Trump praised the country’s religious freedom record and cited figures that suggest the rest of the world has much work to […]
World News: Sign language Bible complete
When Renca Dunn talks about having the Bible in her own language for the first time, she emphasizes the adjectives. In English, she has no problem understanding the people, places, […]
World News: Blasphemy appeal for couple
Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar, a Pakistani Christian couple who have endured six years on death row after a “blasphemy” conviction, are due to have their appeal hearing in the […]
World News: Pakistani Christian, 14, in forced marriage
A 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl, who was abducted at gunpoint and forced into marriage by a Muslim man, was returned to her kidnapper by the High Court in Lahore on […]
World News: Banker’s revelations about Boko Haram
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was arrested on August 12 after telling a radio interviewer that the security forces were colluding in attacks on Christian […]
World News: Iran’s Christians near 1 million
Missiologists have long spoken of the explosive growth of the church in Iran. Now they have data to back up their claims—from secular research. According to a new survey of […]
World News: Ethiopian Christians murdered
“They came to my home and began to knock on our door violently. We tried to escape with our children via the window. They burned my home and grain mill […]
World News: Praise Xi, Chinese pastors told
China’s state-approved churches that were forced to close due to COVID-19 are only permitted to reopen if they praise the Chinese Communist Party in sermons and extol President Xi Jinping, […]
World News: Ancient pottery uncovered
Near the new US embassy in Jerusalem, another impressive administrative building has recently been uncovered. This one is 2700 years older, dating to the time of the last kings of […]
World News: Rising violence in Pakistan
As concern grows over increased violence against Pakistan’s religious minorities, the recently formed National Commission for Minority Rights (NCMR) has expressed its grievances for the first time in public. “We […]