Algerian Churches Remain Closed Amidst Pandemic

February 18, 2021 — 02/18/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – All mosques were reopened in Algeria starting February 15 with acceptable COVID-19 regulations in place. However, churches were excluded from the recent reopening measures. A...

School Curriculum Banned Over Textbooks Christian Image

February 18, 2021 — 02/18/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – A history textbook included in a new Sudanese school curriculum has sparked outrage for containing a picture of Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam”. Islamic religious...

16 Killed, Church Destroyed in DRC Attack

February 16, 2021 — 02/16/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – 16 people were killed and a Catholic church was burned down on Sunday during an attack in the northeastern Ituri province of DRC, according to Reuters...

Gunmen Attack Church Service in Ghana

February 10, 2021 — 2/10/2021 Ghana (International Christian Concern)- Three members of the Action Prayer Ministry in Kumasi were injured this past weekend when armed robbers attacked an all-night prayer service, reports Daily Mail...

Five Churches Burned Down in Kenya

February 6, 2021 — 2/6/2021 Kenya (International Christian Concern)- From Jan. 20 to Jan. 24, arsonists in western Kenya destroyed a total of five churches and threw feces on the remains. According to Morning...

Turkey’s Abuse of Historic Churches

January 15, 2021 — 01/15/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Illegal treasure hunters recently defiled a 900-year-old church in Bursa, Turkey. The Turkish government placed Aya Yani church under preservation after the local population...

De-mined Israeli Church Reopens After 54 Years

January 12, 2021 — 01/12/2021 Israel (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday, January 10, a Franciscan church reopened its doors for its first mass in 54 years. A small group of 50 guests attended the...

Hong Kong Church’s Webinar Allegedly Hacked by Chinese

September 3, 2020 — 09/03/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On August 30, when a church in Hong Kong was having a Google Meet webinar on China’s church-state relations, three unknown users identifying...

Church in India Set on Fire by Suspected Radical Hindu Nationalist

June 15, 2020 — 06/15/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – On June 12, 2020, an independent church in the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India, was set on fire on Friday night by unknown...

Two Churches Burned Down in Sudan Amidst Changes

March 19, 2020 — 03/19/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – According to Radio Dabanga, two churches have been burned down by arsonists over the past month. Radio Dabanga received a report from a local...

Chinese Catholics Face Church Closures

March 6, 2020 — 03/06/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – More than ten churches in the Mindong diocese of China were closed by the government by January 16. All of the now closed churches...

Online Churches Thrive in China Amid Virus

March 5, 2020 — 03/05/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Two online churches, Fuman Church and Qingsham Church, have persisted as Hubei, China handles the COVID-19 outbreak. The leader of Fuman Church online, Li,...

Historic Turkish Church Entangled in Court Clash

March 2, 2020 — 03/02/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A historical church in Istanbul, Turkey is currently the focus of a legal case that may result in the site being put up for...

Three Churches Burned Down in Southern Sudan Twice

January 25, 2020 — 01/25/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – This past week, three temporary church structures were burned down in Bout, Sudan. It is believed that Islamist radicals in the area were guilty...

Police Foiled Church Bomb Plot in Southern Philippines

January 20, 2020 — 01/20/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Two suspected Abu Sayyaf militants tasked with carrying out a bomb attack at a Catholic cathedral in Basilan province in the southern Philippines were...

Church Permit Cancellation Dispute Enters Yogyakarta Court

December 5, 2019 — 12/05/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Rev. Tigor Yunus Sitorus from the Immanuel Pentecostal Christian Church in Indonesia (GKPI) in Sedayu district, Bantul regency, sued the regent of Bantul to...