Members of the Khartoum state parliament have blocked the Minister of Education’s order to open Christian schools in Sudan’s capital on Sundays. On July 26, the Ministry of General Education of Khartoum State issued a letter ordering all Christian schools in Khartoum to stop regarding Sunday as a day off. “In order not to affect the educational…
Swedish attorney Gabriel Donner pointed out, “The (Swedish) migration board information regarding Iranian prisons tell us that torture and rape is common and it is a breach of international law to subject any person to such treatment. Some of them are killed straight off, some of them succeed in going into hiding, some of them…
The 84th anniversary of Semel [also known as Simele] Massacre coincides with the anniversary of the barbaric attacks carried out by the Islamic State (IS) against Christians in the Nineveh Plains, the statement mentioned. Barzani reaffirmed that all components of Kurdistan and northern Iraq who suffered atrocities at the hands of the Iraqi regime share…
Nigeria’s president has condemned “an appalling crime against humanity and unspeakable sacrilege” after gunmen killed at least 11 people worshipping at a church in the south of the country on Sunday. Unidentified gunmen entered St. Philip’s Catholic Church in the town of Ozubulu, near the southern city of Onitsha in Anambra State. The gunmen opened…
According to new report a pastor killed by shooters in India got threats to his life unless he stopped preaching the Christian gospel. As indicated by his son, Pastor Sultan Masih got dangers from armed forces on account of his proclaiming. Pastor Masih kept preaching in spite of the risk to his life and on…
CBN’s viewers have responded overwhelmingly to a story we brought you last week about an Iranian Christian facing deportation by Sweden back to certain danger in Iran. At this moment, Aideen Strandsson’s future still remains in limbo. She waits for either the possibility of political asylum or to be deported. The Iranian actress left Islam…
A Catholic priest who was attacked while celebrating Mass in Mexico City in May has died in hospital. The local archdiocese announced this morning that Fr José Miguel Machorro, who was presiding over Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral during the attack, died after falling into a coma last night. The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal…
Boko Haram killed at least 83 civilians and soldiers in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria in the past week before releasing a video of three new captives pleading for help. In its bloodiest attack this year, the militants killed at least 69 in a July 25th ambush on an oil exploration team in the Magumeri area of Borno, Agence…
The eight Baghdad churches were closed in May of 2017, after nearly seven years of low to no attendance. After the regional Catholic Church authority visited the churches, the Vatican decided that it was best to close the doors for good. While this makes logistical sense, it represents a symbolic defeat for the Church in…
Christians make up 3 percent of Iraq’s 26 million people today and it’s declining rapidly. The Italian-based Center for Studies on New Religions found that 90,000 Christians were killed for their beliefs worldwide in 2016. Some were murdered by Islamic extremists and others were killed by state and non-state persecution. “Those who think of Christianity as a…
