Lebanese Christians Demand Release of 1,500 Nationals in Syrian PrisonsAINA - The United Nations' probe of the assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in Beirut has emboldened Lebanon 's Christian activists to demand the release of at least 1,500…
Malaysia Court Denies Identity Change For ChristianBosNewsLife - A High Court in Malaysia has refused to allow a former Muslim to replace the word "Islam" for "Christian" in her identity card, in a case that experts…
Christians Protest Attacks Against Churches in India’s Chattisgarh StateBosNewsLife - Christian leaders have urged government officials to end widespread attacks by Hindu militants against churches in India 's tense state of Chattisgarh and arrest those responsible, news reports…
Serbian Bishop Remains in Prison As Appeal FailsForum18 - On 16 September Macedonia's Supreme Court acquitted Archbishop Jovan (Vranisskovski) of Ohrid, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Macedonia, of two minor charges, but confirmed another…
Negotiations Still On For Chinese Bishops Rome VisitAsiaNews/SCMP China 's official Catholic Church is still negotiating with the Vatican over sending mainland bishops to a synod in Rome , said Ye Xiaowen, director of the State…
More Religious Freedom with Ruling in IndonesiaRevised Decree in Indonesia to Allow For Greater Religious Freedom Eunice Or The Christian Post After the revision of a controversial religious decree, the Indonesian government's interfaith forums are now…
Blasphemy Law Is a Death Sentence for Non-MuslimsAsiaNews Pakistan s minorities will challenge Section 295 of the countrys Penal Code, better known as the blasphemy law, before the Supreme Court. This will be done as soon…
New Forensic Tests Ordered On Injured Turkish ChristianCompass - State medical examiners in Istanbul have been ordered to provide a second opinion in October on whether Turkish Christian Yakup Cindilli sustained permanent damage from being beaten into…
Vietnamese Pastor Freed From Mental HospitalCompass - Committed to a Vietnamese mental hospital for nearly a year after being diagnosed as delusional for believing in God, the Rev. Than Van Truong was released to his…
Prayer Called for Southern Sudanese Christians Ahead of Peace TalksThe Christian Post - Ahead of the Inter-Sudanese peace talks scheduled to begin on Sept. 15, Christians are calling for prayers for Southern Sudanese, who now face increased persecution, according…
Talks Break Down Between Embattled Belarus Church and GovernmentBosNewsLife - One of the largest evangelical churches in Belarus which authorities want to close down is considering new demonstrations against religious persecution, as talks with national and local government…
Churches Urged to Join Week of Prayer for North Korea – September 19-25ANS - Churches and Christians around the world are being urged to remember the suffering people of North Korea during the Week of Prayer for North Korea running from 19…
Priest in Serbia Forced to Pay for Church’s Destruction(Forum 18) - Radmila Gerov, mayor of Negotin in eastern Serbia , has told Forum 18 News Service that a Romanian Orthodox church whose destruction has been ordered should have…
Christian Area in Lebanon Bombed Leaving Many Dead & WoundedChristian Today - A car bomb exploded in a mainly Christian residential neighbourhood of Lebanon s capital late on Friday, killing one person and wounding more than 20, according to…
Mother Grieves For Kidnapped ChildrenCompass - One year ago yesterday, Pakistani Christian Maria Samar John experienced the second traumatic kidnapping of her life. Her then 5-year-old son Joshua and 3-old-daughter Miriam were snatched from…
Widow At Peace After Winning Custody FightCompass - Three months after winning a final court victory for custody of her two children, Jordanian Christian widow Siham Qandah has enjoyed her first anxiety-free summer in seven years…
