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Boko Haram Tried To Convert Me, Says Winners Pastor Held Hostage For 7 Months

Moses Oyeleke, a pastor with the Living Faith Church Worldwide, known as Winners’ Chapel, has regained freedom seven months after he was kidnapped by...

Message to the World From a Persecuted Coptic Girl

"This is my message to all the persecuted people around the world: 'Do not be afraid! Our lives are in God's hands and we have to adhere to our faith.'"

Religious affairs minister in Sudan signals freedom of religion

In another sign that Islamist elements hostile to Christianity in Sudan could be reined in, the minister of religious affairs has reiterated that Christian...

Cameroon: Bible translator murdered in his home as civil war rages on

A second Bible translator has been killed by suspected Fulani extremists in the civil war-ridden Anglophone region in southern Cameroon this week, a ministry...

Judge Orders Iranian Christians to Deny Christ

4 Christians have been given lengthy prison sentences for ‘acting against national security’ by ‘promoting Zionist Christianity'.

New measures forbid baptism, other items

Authorities in China’s Zhejiang province have forbidden baptism and offering boxes in a new set of measures. These include placing a church’s number of attendees,...

Proof of Life for Indian Priest Kidnapped in March 2016

Father Uzhunnalil was kidnapped in Yemen during an attack where 16 people were murdered, including 4 nuns.

Christians From Unregistered Churches Detained by Eritrean Government

Amnesty International says Eritrea is now considered "one of the most oppressive and isolated dictatorships in the world".

Christians denied food in Pakistan, but the Church is providing

Pakistan (MNN) — As religious minorities are denied food aid in Pakistan during COVID-19 lockdowns, the Church rallies to feed fellow Christians. In Pakistan, social distancing measures don’t help...

The First Commandment Contradicts the Policy of China’s President Xi Jinping

Chinese authorities have ordered a church to remove the First Commandment from a display on the grounds that it contradicts the policy of China's...