Third Wave of COVID Rocks Sri LankaMay 4, 2021 — 05/04/2021 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – Churches across Sri Lanka have suspended services, weddings, and schools due to the third wave of COVID surges. Catholic priests across the country...
Philippine Pastor Arrested Allegedly for ActivismMay 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A pastor in Bicol region was arrested yesterday after the police raided his home and conducted a search in the middle of the night....
Biden Administration Increasingly Focused on North KoreaMay 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – North Korea is responding with threats to comments made in recent days by President Biden and senior administration officials. In his recent address to Congress,...
Holding India Accountable for the Death of a Young Christian BoyMay 3, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="123992" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/03/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A religious extremist group in India murdered a Christian boy named Sombura Madkami in June 2020. According to...
Indian Church Leaders Call for Prayer and Action as Pandemic Sets New RecordsMay 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Christian Today, Christian leaders in India are calling for prayer and action as the COVID-19 pandemic sets new records. For the past...
Myanmar Cardinal Asks for Prayers for Peace, Justice Amid CoupMay 2, 2021 — 05/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Throughout the month of May, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon is asking Catholics to pray for peace and justice in military-ruled Myanmar. UCA News...
Christian Leaders in India Seek Ways to Ease COVID-19 CrisisMay 2, 2021 — 05/02/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), Christian leaders in India are seeking ways the Church in India can help ease the...
Hindu Nationalists Use Forged Document to Discredit Christian Groups in NepalMay 1, 2021 — 05/01/2021 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, Hindu nationalists have forged and published a highly inflammatory document to discredit and close several Christian NGOs in Nepal....
Bible Apps and Christian WeChat Accounts Shut Down in ChinaMay 1, 2021 — 05/01/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In a move to crack down on Christianity nationwide, the Chinese government is targeting the cyberspace— Bible Apps and Christian WeChat public accounts have...
Pakistani Christian Accused of Blasphemy Tortured into False ConfessionApril 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, a Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was tortured into making a false confession while spending more than two...
Pope Francis Willing to Travel to North KoreaApril 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – During a recent meeting at the Vatican, Pope Francis indicated his willingness to visit North Korea, the most egregious country for persecution of...
Indonesia Arrests Lawyer of Banned Extremist Group for Terrorism PlotApril 29, 2021 — 04/29/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On April 27, the Indonesian Police have arrested Munarman, former general secretary of the now-banned extremist group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), naming him a...
Christians Call for Prayer as India’s Deadly COVID-19 Surge ContinuesApril 29, 2021 — 04/29/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Indian Christians are calling prayer and international assistance as a deadly new wave of COVID-19 sweeps across the country. According to the Christian Post,...
Chinese Underground Catholic Fined for Providing a Place for MassApril 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – As the Chinese government continues to target underground Catholic bishops and prevent them from holding mass, now even the Catholics who provide the venue...
COVID Aid in AfghanistanApril 28, 2021 — [vc_single_image image="123610" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 04/28/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – The COVID-19 pandemic has placed communities around the world on lockdown. In Afghanistan, families that are a part of the...
Pastor in India Victimized by False Forced Conversion AccusationApril 28, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s India Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1619614673059{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99701" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 04/28/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On January 9, the government of Madhya Pradesh,...
