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Mentally ill woman jailed on blasphemy charges
A 60-year-old Catholic woman who has been treated for mental illness was jailed on
blasphemy charges this week in Lahore, Pakistan, her son said.
Jameela Khatoon...
Is Russia trying to eliminate the Greek Catholic Church?
By MASSIMO INTROVIGNE --
Then they came for the Catholics. The Greek Catholic Church. i.e., the Eastern church that maintains the Greek traditions and liturgy...
Young widow running for her life after husband killed for his...
The young widow of a Christian in India’s Chhattisgarh state who was killed for his faith is
living in fear a month after she fled for...
14 Christians have throats slit after refusing to convert to Islam
By Peter Pinedo --
Pope Francis condemned the recent killing of 14 Catholics in the African Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC) who reportedly were killed after...
Hospital founded by American missionaries demolished
A hospital founded by American missionaries 100 years ago and confiscated following the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979 has been demolished after...
Founding member of church dies in prison
Reverend Ghirmay Araya, a founding member of the Full Gospel Church in Eritrea, has died
after spending almost three years in a maximum-security facility.
Reverend Araya...
Ex-drug dealer became evangelist, attacked for following Jesus
At 21, Mehfri enrolled in a Bible school in Indonesia with no intention of studying the Bible. Although he had grown up in a...
The reality of persecution in Mexico
By Linda Burkle, Ph.D., ICC Fellow --
In November 2023, I had the privilege of attending and speaking at an evangelical pastor’s conference in Oaxaca, a...
This worship song becoming anthem of persecuted church
A man stands outside the house, keeping watch for attackers. Music drifts from the open
windows. People inside the home sit on plastic chairs, standing...
Christian woman thrown into hay cutting machine denied justice
Saima Bibi was serving tea to guests at her quarters in Punjab Province, Pakistan when her
Muslim employer dragged her outside and pushed her towards...
