India Official Concerned About Escalating Anti-Christian Violence

BosNewsLife - An Indian government adviser on religious affairs has expressed concern about a "fresh wave" of anti-Christian violence by Hindu militants in India , and urged the prime minister…

Senator, Congressman, Coptic Leader Hold Joint Press Conference Expressing U.S. Concern Over Attacks On Christians In Alexandria, Egypt.

ANS - At the request of the U.S. Copts Association, Helsinki Commission chairman Senator Sam Brownback will hold a joint press conference expressing the senator's and other U.S. officials' concern…

Chaldean Synod Should Tackle Christian Migration and Evangelicals Proselytism

AsiaNews The future of Iraq s Christians and liturgical reform will be high on the agenda of a special Synod of the Chaldean Church , set to be held…

Qatar Donates Land for Building First Church

Gulf Times - The Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has donated a plot of land to the Anglican community to build the first church in Qatar , officials said…

Police Identify Suspects behind Schoolgirl Beheadings

The Jakarta Post - Police have identified suspects behind the recent beheadings of three schoolgirls in a sectarian violence-plagued area of central Indonesia , local media reports said Friday. Authorities…

Thousands of Tribal People Rally in Support of NTM in Venezuela

The Christian Post - Last Friday, thousands of tribal people in Venezuela gathered for a rally to demonstrate support for a mission group after the nations president ordered that group…

Eritrea Doubles Number of Christian Prisoners

Compass The number of Eritrean Christians confirmed to be jailed for their religious beliefs has shot up to a total of 1,778, nearly double the documented count six months…

The Martyrdom of Dr. Osman Sheik Ahmed

Dr. Osman was born in Somalia s southern region of Bakol in 1954. Dr. Osman graduated with honors in 1986 from the prestigious Lafole University . Dr. Osman is a…

Baptism Service Violently Attacked

ANS - Nzerekore is located in the Forest Region of southeastern Guinea , close to where the borders of Liberia , Ivory Coast and Guinea meet. The region is awash…

Indonesians against the Instigators of Violence

AsiaNews The violence that has hit Indonesia over the past month wont find any echo in the population; Indonesians are more interested in peace and justice than vengeance. On…

Catholic Priest Receives Death Threats in Offering Basket

AsiaNews Slips of paper with death threats were found inside the offering basket in church. This happened to a Catholic priest in the Philippines during Mass on Saturday in…

Bomb Explodes Near a Church in Ambon, No One Wounded

The Jakarta Post AP - A bomb exploded near a church early Thursday in an eastern Indonesian city, but no one was injured, a police chief said. Lt. Col. Leonidas…

Three Christian High School Girls Beheaded

Three Christian High School Girls Beheaded--Persecution in Indonesia Takes Dramatic Turn for the Worse To: National & International Desks Contact: Jeff King, of International Christian Concern, 301-989-1708, 800-ICC-5441, icc@www.persecution.org WASHINGTON,…

Appeal from Vietnamese Christians

APPEAL OF THE MONTAGNARD FOUNDATION AND FROM THE DEGAR MONTAGNARD PEOPLE IN VIETNAM S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: OVER 200 PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY RELEASED The…

Government Releases Several Christian Prisoners Including a Pastor

Release Eritrea! - Sources in Asmara have confirmed that a number of Christian prisoners who were detained from church offices at the beginning of last month have been released without…

Selective Obstruction of Foreign Religious Workers

Forum18 - Azerbaijani religious communities who wish to invite foreign citizens for religious work are still being selectively obstructed, Forum 18 News Service has found. Most dramatically, the Swedish pastor…