Gunmen kill 72-year-old retired Philippine priest known for social activismDecember 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Father Marcelito Paez, a 72-year-old retired Catholic priest was killed by unidentified gunmen, just a few hours after he facilitated the release of a political prisoner in Cabanatuan....
Constitutional Court ruling boosts religious rights in IndonesiaDecember 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Indonesia is making some progress in terms of enhancing religious rights. The Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional for the indigenous faith followers to leave a blank on the religious...
Experts fear new Chinese religious regulations behind Vatican tour banDecember 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Stricter religious restrictions that are going to be imposed next February in China could have been one of the reasons for a ban on organized trip to Vatican,...
Christians Leading Muslims to Jesus in Asia Say Teaching the Trinity Is a Major ChallengeDecember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Hundreds of Muslim-turned-Christians in Southeast Asia benefit from discipleship put forward by Open Doors USA. For new believers, it is not easy to grasp the concept of Trinity,...
Government Officials Break into Jiangxi Church, Assault Elderly, and Vandalize ChurchDecember 1, 2017 — 12/01/2017 Washington D.C. – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the morning of November 21, more than 100 government officers in uniform raided the Beimen (North Gate) Catholic...
The difficult life of a Catholic missionary in MyanmarDecember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: A Spanish Catholic missionary shares the challenges he faces in the Buddhist-majority country Myanmar- difficulties to evangelize, no equal treatment in day-to-day life, not registered as a religious...
The Rohingyas not the only group hoping for an intervention from Pope FrancisDecember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: While the issue of Rohingyas took the center stage of Pope Francis’ recent visit to Myanmar, sadly they are not the only religious group in Myanmar heavily persecuted...
Philippine government accused of targeting church workersNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Church workers are affected by Philippine government’s latest crackdown on suspected militants allegedly conspiring with communist rebels. They have been contacted by state security agents to stop their...
Chinese Christians Poised to be Missionaries Despite PersecutionNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in China, especially those who attend house churches, are often persecuted by the Communist government due to their faith. With President Xi Jiping’s tightening control of religion,...
Boston judge grants reprieve to Indonesians fighting deportationNovember 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Around 50 Indonesian Christians who are afraid to be sent back to Indonesia will be allowed to stay in the United States until the court considers their request for...
Myanmar army chief tells Pope ‘no religious discrimination’November 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite overwhelming evidence for the persecution of the religious minorities in Myanmar, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, whom many hold responsible for Rohingya crisis, has told Pope Francis...
First cardinal of Laos aims for interfaith unityNovember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Laos’ first Cardinal, Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, who studied theology and philosophy in Canada, talks about struggles Christians experience in Laos. In 1984, Mr. Ling was sent to prison...
Professor criticizes China’s grip on religion spreading to TaiwanNovember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Following the Communist Party’s 19th Congress, the Chinese government is cementing tighter control over religious believers. Even Taiwan, the neighboring self-ruling state is affected by that. Chen Wenshan,...
Chinese government blocks Chinese tours to VaticanNovember 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Several Chinese travel agencies confirm that they have received directives dated November 16, in which they are ordered to cancel scheduled visits to the center of Christianity. Fines...
Doubts surface as Chinese underground bishop installed in state-controlled churchNovember 23, 2017 — ICC Note: Lanzhou Bishop Joseph Han Zhihai was publicly installed on Nov 10, 2017 in a ceremony where many of his fellow priests and parishioners were absent due to skepticism...
North Korean hackers use Android backdoor malware to target Christian groups in South KoreaNovember 21, 2017 — ICC Note: A North Korean hacker group called Lazarus created an Android malware app called “The Bible’ which could be used to target GodPeople organization, a group sympathetic to Christians...
