Xi Jinping Declines Pope Francis’ Request for a Meeting

September 19, 2022 — 09/19/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Last week, both Pope Francis and Xi Jinping happened to be in Kazakhstan on official visits. While they were there, Pope Francis expressed his...

Catholic Church in Shan State Desecrated by the Junta

September 17, 2022 — 09/17/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) continues to target churches as it fights local resistance forces in Christian-majority states. As intense fighting between the military and...

Indonesian Leader Blocks Road So Christians Cannot Attend a Religious Event

September 16, 2022 — 09/16/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - A bishop in the Moluccas, Indonesia, has accused authorities of hindering peaceful relations between religious communities in the region. Bishop Seno Ngutra of...

China Implements Strict New Rules on Its Entertainment Industry

September 14, 2022 — 09/14/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Last month, China’s State Administration of Radio and Television published its new rules for radio and television programs. These new regulations are part of...

China’s New Regulations on Online Religious Content

September 12, 2022 — 09/12/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On September 1, China’s new “Administrative Measures for Internet Religious Information Services” will be fully implemented across the country. The regulations, designed to limit...

Indonesian Church Denied Building Permit

September 9, 2022 — 09/09/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - This week, local authorities denied a Protestant church’s building permit application in Cilegon city, Indonesia. Christian leaders in the area have been swift to...

Living Hell: Myanmar’s Military Junta Cuts of Supply Routes for Humanitarian Assistance

September 7, 2022 — 09/07/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - In July, ICC reported on how civilians in Myanmar’s majority-Christian state of Kayah are being cut off from humanitarian relief and food assistance being...

Burmese Military Launches Bloody New Offensive

September 5, 2022 — 09/05/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - Since launching a new offensive in Myanmar’s Sagaing region two weeks ago, the Burmese military has reportedly been wreaking havoc. According to Radio Free Asia,...

Nuns Shut Down Accusations of Terrorism

September 2, 2022 — 09/02/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - A group of nuns in the Philippines was accused by the government of violating the country's anti-terrorism laws and financing the Communist Party of...

Church Prohibition in Bengkulu Province Mediated by Government

September 1, 2022 — 09/01/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On August 9, the North Bengkulu Regency Ministry of Religion Office, together with the North Bengkulu Regency Government and other related parties, conducted a...

Pope Francis Seeking to Visit North Korea

August 31, 2022 — 08/31/2022 North Korea (International Christian Concern) - In a televised interview on Friday, August 26, Pope Francis stated that he is more than willing to visit North Korea if he...

Embassies in Vietnam Release Statement Condemning Religiously Motivated Violence

August 26, 2022 — 08/26/2022 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) - On Monday, seven embassies in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi issued a joint statement marking the “International Day Commemorating Victims of Violence Based on Religion...

A New Wave of Christian Refugees Floods into India

August 22, 2022 — 08/22/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - Since the February 2021 coup that deposed Myanmar’s democratically elected government, the ruling military junta has instated a reign of terror for the country’s...

Assembly of Registered Catholic Leaders Lauds Itself for Maintaining “Correct Political Direction”

August 20, 2022 — 08/20/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On Thursday, August 18, the 10th National Assembly of Chinese Catholic Representatives, the most important meeting of the “official” Catholic leaders registered with the...

Imprisoned Church Elder Formally Charged With “Subverting State Power”

August 19, 2022 — 08/19/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On March 16, 2021, several members of Guiyang Renai Reformed Church gathered for a Bible study in a rented room at Wenzhou Hotel. Police...

Christian Organization Charged with Financially Supporting Communist Party in Philippines

August 18, 2022 — 08/18/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - On August 15, Manila charged a Catholic missionary group with sending funds to support a terrorist group. At least 16 people, including several nuns,...