Egypt: Seven homes destroyed in anti-Christian riot
ON Friday evening at 8 pm an angry mob of 300 men carrying various weapons attacked seven Coptic houses of Copts. They tore down the houses and stole and destroyed the contents.
Sudan: One pastor released, another still in detention
Reverend Shamal was arrested at his home in Khartoum North on Saturday 19 December 2015. He was conditionally released on Sunday 21 December 2015.
18 Chibok parents have died as wait for girls goes on
As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas with close friends and family members, the Christians in Chibok prepare for another Christmas without their girls.
Six killed in Nigeria church blast
Dr Khataza Gondwe, from Christian Solidarity Worldwide, told Premier's News Hour the threat is extreme: "We're talking about 750 people dead - at least - since the new President was inaugurated on May 29th.
Nigerian army rescues hundreds of girls from Boko Haram
Diplomats and intelligence officials say they believed at least some of the girls were being held in the forest about 100 km (60 miles) from Chibok, although US reconnaissance drones failed to find them.
Egyptian Christians called Jesus when beheaded by ISIS
"This filthy blood is what awaits you, in revenge for Camelia and her sisters," said a caption on the video. The video ends with an image of the Christians' blood flowing in the Mediterranean Sea.
200 churches destroyed in Nigeria from Aug to Oct, 2014
THERE was a surge of anti-Christian violence by Muslims around the world that included the destruction of nearly 200 Christian churches in Nigeria during a short period around October.
Gunmen kill 2 cops guarding Coptic church in Cairo
EGYPTIAN security officials say gunmen have killed two policemen who were guarding a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo.
Church stampede in Zimbabwe kills 11
Christian Today reports that a service featuring prominent Pentecostal pastor Walter Magaya drew 30,000 people. After the service, the crowd rushed toward a single exit because police had closed other doors.
Kenya bans new churches after TV expose on fake miracles
“WE call on all Christians to support us and stand with us,” said Mark Kariuki, chairman of the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya. “When it comes to matters of faith, people are willing to die for the faith and we will stand firm with the church.”
The happiness of suffering
Suffering for our own mistakes tends to be a source of shame. But to suffer for the sake of righteousness (because we are followers of Jesus) is a cause for joy in the Lord.
Have faith in God: Smith Wigglesworth
It is grand to see people believe God. God knew all about this leg and that it was broken in two places. I said to the woman, "When I pray, something will happen." Her husband was sitting there; he had been in his chair for four years and could not walk a step.
Churches petition Murmu to save Christians in Manipur
An estimated 35,000 Meitei Christians face “total cleansing and obliteration" in all the valley districts of the hilly state, according to their memorandum submitted to Murmu on June 26.
