Pope Visits South Sudan in a “Pilgrimage of Peace”February 3, 2023 — 2/3/2023 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) - After wrapping up his time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis is arriving in the war-torn nation of South Sudan today....
Church Leaders Arrested in South SudanMarch 8, 2022 — 03/08/2022 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – On February 27th, two church leaders from the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) were arrested, a week after Muslim extremists demanded the church’s...
Church Leaders Arrested in South SudanMarch 8, 2022 — 03/08/2022 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – On February 27th, two church leaders from the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) were arrested, a week after Muslim extremists demanded the church’s...
South Sudan: Two Nuns “Killed in Cold Blood”August 19, 2021 — 08/19/2021 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – "Our sisters were killed in cold blood," Sister Christine John Amaa of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus told Vatican News. According to...
South Sudanese Archbishop Calls for Prayer After “Barbaric Attack”May 20, 2021 — 05/20/2021 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – According to Anglican News, the Primate of South Sudan, Archbishop Justin Badi-Arama, has called for prayers in the aftermath of a weekend attack...
Volunteer Defense Forces Established in Burkina Faso, Group Kills 43 VillagersMarch 20, 2020 — 03/20/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso has been struggling with increasing Jihadist violence since 2015. Over the past two years, this violence has significantly increased. According to...
Christian Charity Responds to Food Crisis in South SudanJune 10, 2018 — ICC Note: A Christian charity has begun an emergency campaign to care for children in South Sudan. This majority Christian nation is war-torn and has become increasingly dangerous as violence,...
Bishop Joel Mwendwa Murdered in Juba during Morning PrayersAugust 10, 2017 — By Nathan Johnson 08/08/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Bishop Joel Mwendwa was leading morning prayers at the Christ Life Ministry Church on June 24. As the prayers and...
South Sudan’s Civil War Especially Affect ChildrenJuly 5, 2017 — ICC Note: South Sudan gained their independence from their Northern counterpart in 2011. Since then a brutal civil war has broken out between the president and one his old...
Christian women face double persecutionMay 20, 2017 — ICC Note According to News Busters the term ‘war on women’ is often used in our current political climate without acknowledging the war that is conducted against persecuted women abroad....
Police Help Muslim Investor by Arresting Christians in South SudanApril 3, 2017 — ICC Note: According to Morning Star News, police action has appeared to be aimed at helping a Muslim investor take over the Evangelical School of Sudan. The police have arrested...
Eight Samaritan’s Purse Staff Members Traded for Food in South SudanMarch 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Recognized by the United Nations last month, a “man-made” famine struck areas in South Sudan. “The situation in Mayendit, South Sudan is a level 4 famine,” Samaritan’s Purse...
Pastor Expelled from Sudan for Planting ChurchesJanuary 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Another South Sudanese pastor became victim of persecution and discrimination in Sudan for evangelizing and planting three churches in the country. On November 18, 2016, the pastor was...
Anti-Christian Propaganda in South Sudan During the HolidaysJanuary 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians continue to experience a hostile environment in South Sudan as they face persecution and discrimination by Muslims in the area, including the government. During the Christmas Holiday...
Boko Haram Continues to Terrorize AfricaSeptember 14, 2016 — ICC Note: Boko Haram has killed more than 20,000 innocent people during their terrorist attacks. As a result, millions of civilians have been forced to flee their countries and leave...
Missionaries choose to stay in South Sudan in spite of brutal attacksSeptember 2, 2016 — ICC note: Many foreign missionaries are leaving South Sudan due to the conflict in northeast Africa However, a group of Catholic missionaries are choosing to stay and help those in...
