Church members in India afraid to attend worship after assault
Hindu extremists in central India on June 8 ransacked a church’s worship building, burned Bibles and assaulted every member, causing one to lose consciousness, sources said.
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The death of an 84-year-old Catholic priest marked the end of India's secularism
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s culture wars have morphed from rhetoric into policy and an emboldened ecosystem of vigilantes and ideological enforcers has emerged alongside the state, advancing a vision of an uncompromisingly Hindu India. This presents a growing threat to democracy, religious liberty, and especially a minority Christian population.
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Devastating attack in northeastern Nigeria despite the presence of U.S. troops
Gwoza, in northeastern Nigeria, is reeling after a series of attacks that left dozens dead and hundreds displaced in spite of U.S. military presence nearby. The U.S. intervention appears to have had little immediate impact in preventing the massacres of Christians and moderate Muslims in central and northeastern Nigeria.
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Three pastoral perspectives from within Iran
Do Iranian Christians welcome the bombing campaign? Are they praying for an end to the regime? Do they think things will worsen for the exercise of their faith? Three local Iranian pastors share their perspectives.
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Imprisoned freedom advocate Jimmy Lai rewarded with sweet joy and love
Hong Kong businessman and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced to a horrendous twenty years in jail on Monday February 9th, 2026. For political reasons he is unlikely to die in prison. When released, we will do well to listen to what he has to say about his experience of sweet joy and love in a most unlikely place.
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Christian girl kidnapped for two years in Pakistan escapes
A Christian girl who this month escaped the Muslim who kidnapped her said he forcibly converted her to Islam and repeatedly sexually assaulted her as his “wife.”
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Christian mother in Pakistan raped at gunpoint
A Christian mother of five children in Pakistan was raped at gunpoint by a Muslim who had been harassing and pressuring her to convert to Islam and marry him, her husband said.
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Christian girl in Pakistan kidnapped, forcibly converted/married
Police have taken no action in the forcible conversion/marriage of a Christian girl kidnapped in Pakistan on June 11, a rights advocate said.
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Suicide bombing kills 25 people on outskirts of Damascus, Syria
By Edward RossA terrorist in Syria killed at least 25 people in a suicide bombing of a church on the outskirts of Damascus at about 5 p.m. on Sunday (June 22), according to reports.
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‘Like Joseph, North Korean defectors were sent ahead for God’s mission’: Gospel-centered reunification festival held in South Korea
By CDI StaffNorth Korean defectors and members of the South Korean church gathered on June 21 at Saejoongang Church in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, for the 2025 Pan-Korean Reunification Festival, a time of worship and prayer centered on the dream of reunification through the gospel. The event was jointly hosted by the North Korea Christian Association (led by President Rev. Seo Kyung-hwa) and the Global Mission United Training Center TMTC (chaired by Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim).
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Massacre in Benue state, Nigeria elicits rare response from president
By Edward RossDays after a massacre of more than 100 people in a predominantly Christian village in Benue state, Nigeria, the country’s president called for action against the assailants even as a local traditional ruler tried to correct him and others about the nature of such attacks.
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Bill to protect against forced conversions/marriages advances in Pakistan
A key committee of Pakistan’s Punjab Province Assembly on Monday (April 13) reportedly approved legislation that would help protect Christian and other minority-religion girls targeted for forced conversion and illegal marriage.
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