Over 700 Catholic Priests Protest Violence in Nigeria

July 6, 2022 — 07/06/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – More than 700 priests gathered last week to protest the violence against Christians in Nigeria. The group was gathered for the funeral of one...

Uganda: From Drug Dealer to Worship Leader

July 6, 2022 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7gZNQUUy14 07/06/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Today, I want to share with you the incredible testimony of a former drug dealer in Uganda named Andrew. The many years...

ICC Supports Convert in Egypt Facing Workplace Harassment

July 4, 2022 — 07/04/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In Egypt, Omar sought work in a nearby city to support his wife and five children. Although he found a job, his boss...

Chinese Government Trains “Auditors” to Monitor Online Religious Activity

July 2, 2022 — 07/02/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – As part of a wider effort to crack down on the spreading of religious information online, the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission of Guangdong...

Sino-Vatican Deal’s Renewal Should Depend on the Release of Two Bishops

June 28, 2022 — 06/27/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – As the renewal date of the Sino-Vatican deal is looming closer, Chinese Catholics are fighting for the release of bishops Joseph Zhang Weizhu and...

Iraqi Leader of Expropriated Christian Property Committee Leads Parliamentary Resignation

June 25, 2022 — 06/25/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq’s powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr led a Parliamentary resignation of 73 legislators, leaving the Iran-backed Shiite factions in control of the government to elect...

Christian Persecution in Nigeria a Hot Topic at International Religious Freedom Summit

June 24, 2022 — 06/24/2022 (International Christian Concern) Nigeria - The second annual International Religious Freedom Summit will run from June 28-30 in Washington, D.C. Among the topics discussed is China’s persecution of Uyghur...

New Relics Discovered in ISIS Ravaged Church in Iraq

June 23, 2022 — 06/23/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The Islamic State, during its rampage in Iraq, ravaged many Christian historical sites. Among these sites was the Syriac Orthodox Mar Thomas Church in...

Adopting the Victims of Persecution

June 23, 2022 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T85ZeCJTPRA 06/23/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Last August, there was an attack on a village in central Nigeria, leaving 11 people dead and many others injured. One of...

Major Syrian Monastery Reopens Seeking Tourists

June 22, 2022 — 06/22/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – After over a decade of war, a major monastery in the Syrian desert has finally reopened. The monastery, Deir Mar Moussa Al-Habashi (St Moses...

Wife of Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Seeks Prayer from The Global Church

June 22, 2022 — 06/22/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – ICC has previously reported on the detainment and subsequent release of several Christians belonging to Taiyuan Zion Reformed Church. The Christians were detained on...

Mass Burial in Ondo State, Nigeria After Terrorist Attack on Catholic Church

June 21, 2022 — 06/21/22 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) -- Mourners gathered at the mortuary on a hot summer morning last Friday, June 17. They met to commemorate family and friends lost in the...

Gunmen Attack Two Churches in Northern Nigeria

June 20, 2022 — 06/20/2022 (International Christian Concern) Nigeria- On Sunday, June 19, gunmen attacked two churches, Maranatha Baptist Church and St. Moses Catholic Church, in Nigeria’s northwest state of Kaduna. The gunmen reportedly...

ECWA Issues Warning about Nigerian Presidential Elections

June 17, 2022 — 06/17/2022 (International Christian Concern) Nigeria - The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) denomination in Nigeria cautioned the 2023 Nigerian presidential elections from having a Muslim/Muslim ballot or Christian/Christian ballot, citing...

Seven Iranian Christians Receive Combined 32 Years in Prison

June 16, 2022 — 06/16/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Last week, on June 7, an Iranian-Armenian pastor was sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison. After he was released, the court ordered...

Starving to Death Before He Was Rescued

June 16, 2022 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu38UUJ911Q 06/16/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In Nigeria, there are millions of Christians who have been pushed off of their farmland and into refugee camps. One of our...