Two Christian Returning from Church Killed by Fulani Militant Ambush

June 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Three Christians in Nigeria were heading home after Church, when they were ambushed by Fulani militants. Two of these men were killed by the attackers, and the third...

Images of Jesus Demolished in China’s Henan Province

June 10, 2018 — ICC Note: Local officials removed images of Jesus at a well-known Catholic pilgrimage site in Henan province on June 5. Anyang Diocese Bishop Joseph Zhang Yinlin was informed a month...

Kachin Catholic Church Damaged by Burmese Army

June 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Holy Family Catholic Church in conflict-torn Kachin State was damaged by Myanmar’s military on May 30. The soldiers fired at random and left bullet holes in the church building...

Myanmar’s Churches Become Shelters for Thousands of Kachin IDPs

May 15, 2018 — ICC Note: More than thousands of internally displaced Kachin have taken refuge in churches as a result of the Burmese military’s ongoing offensive against ethnic rebel groups. The situation is worrisome...

Villagers Confirm Church Attack Conducted By Fulani Militants to BBC

May 14, 2018 — ICC Note: BBC visited and spoke with members of the Church where two priests and at least 15 others were killed last month. The locals believed the attackers to be...

Churches Linked to Christian Persecution in Japan Closer to World Heritage Status

May 4, 2018 — ICC Note: UNESCO recommend 12 sites linked to the persecution of Japanese ‘Hidden Christians’ for World Heritage status. These sites in the Nagasaki and Kumamoto region show how Japanese Christians persevered...

Catholic Church Bomb Attack in the Southern Philippines Injures Two

April 30, 2018 — ICC Note: A bomb explosion at St. Anthony Parish cathedral yesterday in the southern Philippines sent two civilians to the hospital. IS-inspired group The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters allegedly planned the...

Fujian Kindergarten Set Up by Church Raided by Police

April 27, 2018 — ICC Note: On April 16, officials from local religious affairs bureau and ministry of education investigated a kindergarten in Fujian province set up by a local church. Classes, books, supplies,...

Government Shuts Off Electricity and Water in the Largest House Church in Beijing

April 17, 2018 — ICC Note: Xi’an (Zion) Church, the largest house church in Beijing, had its electricity and water turned off by the government after it refused to have surveillance cameras installed in the...

Damaged Cathedral in War-torn Marawi to be Demolished

April 16, 2018 — ICC Note: St. Mary’s Cathedral in Marawi city was desecrated and burned by terrorists during the siege last May. With the consent of Marawi Bishop Edwin dela Peña, the 84-year-old cathedral...

Samarinda Church Bomb Attack Victim Trinity is Recovering Well

April 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Trinity, a five-year-old Christian girl who was badly injured in a bomb attack on Indonesian church yard in November 2016, is healing well, says her father. The terror attack...

Catholic Church in Xinjiang Has Its Religious Features Forcibly Removed

March 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Authorities in Yining, Xinjiang forcibly removed a Catholic church’s crosses, statues, and bell towers on February 27. A source believes that these features were demolished due to “incompatibility with...

Wounded Priest in Indonesia Sword Attack Forgives Perpetrator

February 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Jesuit priest Karl-Edmund Prier who was wounded in a recent sword attack at his St. Lidwina Church says he has forgiven his attacker. The radical Muslim suspect attacked the...

Muslims and Catholics Come Together After St. Lidwina Attack

February 22, 2018 — ICC Note: St Lidwina Church in Yogyakarta, the scene of a February 11 sword attack that injured four in attendance, held a Mass to restore faith and strengthen the morale of...

Officials in Guizhou Province Secretly Auction Church to Pay Fine

February 19, 2018 — ICC Note: On February 11, local authorities in Guizhou province auctioned off three sites of Huoshi Church, the largest house church in Guiyang. They sold the properties to a state-owned...

Religious Leaders in Indonesia Call for Gov’t To End Worship Decree Abuse

February 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Some 450 religious leaders in Indonesia met last week to push for an end to local governments’ abuse of a 2006 decree regulating places of worship. Authorities have used...