North Korea tops the list of dangerous countries for Christians
Lisa Pearce, the interim CEO of Open Doors US said on January 18 that the Open Doors World Watch List provides a global annual snapshot of where Christians are being persecuted and how.
Christian cemetery vandalized in Jerusalem
ISRAELI youths reportedly vandalized a Christian cemetery in occupied East Jerusalem over the New Year holidays, smashing crosses and knocking down headstones on more than 30 graves.
News reports said...
Pool of Siloam will soon be opened to public
ARCHAELOGISTS in Israel announced this week that the site where Jesus Christ healed a blind man by the Pool of Siloam will be excavated and made open to the...
What you need to know about Afghan Christians
According to an estimate, there are roughly 10,000 to 12,000 Christians in Afghanistan. And, almost all of them are secret believers or underground Christians.
Chinese authorities harass church, stop worship
Last August, ICC reported that a mothers group’s gathering was raided. Ten days later, their young adults’ gathering at the beach was also disrupted by a team led by Zhang Xing.
Armenian Christians flee as Azerbaijan vows to protect them
Azerbaijan is about 95% Muslim and Armenians fear that churches would be damaged or closed when it takes control of the territories.
Christian teen abducted, married to 44-year-old captor
The girl, identified as Arzoo Raja, was kidnapped from her home in Karachi’s Railway Colony on October 13 and forcibly converted to Islam. An FIR was registered at Singh court by her family thereafter.
Church celebrates 500 years of Christianity in Bangladesh
More than 8,000 Catholics, 100 priests, 120 nuns and 10 bishops from all over the country including Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Tripura, a northeast Indian state attended it.
Sam Kamaleson’s son Mano dies in a bomb blast in Kabul
Mano Kamaleson was serving as the chief operating officer of The First MicroFinance Bank (FMFB-A) in Kabul, Afghanistan. He had joined the FMFB-A only in April last year.
7 Lao Christians arrested over false charges released
Seven Lao Christians arrested at the weekend for conducting an “illegal” church service have been released and allowed by police to return to their homes, a Lao source said.
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.
