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Jardine Malado October 07, 2016 04:34 AM EST
Nigerian president refuses to pay $5.6-billion ransom for Chibok girls

Nigerian president refuses to pay $5.6-billion ransom for Chibok girls

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari rejected a $5.6-billion ransom deal with Boko Haram in exchange for the freedom of 219 Chibok girls who were captured in April 2014.

Jardine Malado October 07, 2016 04:28 AM EST
Church pleads to Canadian government to work for release of pastor in North Korean jail

Church pleads to Canadian government to work for release of pastor in North Korean jail

The Light Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, Ontario, has made a public plea to the federal government to secure the release of its pastor, Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim, who is currently serving a life sentence in North Korea.

Jardine Malado October 06, 2016 08:00 PM EST
Pakistani girl kidnapped because Christian family refused to convert to Islam

Pakistani girl kidnapped because Christian family refused to convert to Islam

A Pakistani family is now is now in despair after their youngest daughter was kidnapped and raped by a group of men who were forcing them to convert to Islam.

Jardine Malado October 05, 2016 09:21 AM EST
Man kills his own sister for marrying a Christian in Pakistan

Man kills his own sister for marrying a Christian in Pakistan

A Pakistani man who shot his sister for marrying a Christian said he had to kill her for dishonoring their family.

Jardine Malado October 05, 2016 08:43 AM EST
Christian missionary in Russia loses appeal against anti-evangelism law

Christian missionary in Russia loses appeal against anti-evangelism law

Donald Ossewaarde, the Baptist missionary who fought against his conviction for violating Russia's anti-evangelism law, has lost the first court appeal.

Jardine Malado October 05, 2016 01:50 AM EST
China house church pastor suffering from serious diseases after 10 months in brutal jail

China house church pastor suffering from serious diseases after 10 months in brutal jail

A house church pastor is now suffering from serious illnesses after being detained in Guizhou Province for 10 months, according to his lawyers.

Jardine Malado October 05, 2016 02:43 AM EST
ISIS rewards its informants with Christian and Yazidi slaves

ISIS rewards its informants with Christian and Yazidi slaves

A captured ISIS fighter has revealed that ISIS is rewarding its members with Christian and Yazidi sex slaves for providing information about potential deserters and defectors.

Jardine Malado October 05, 2016 02:34 AM EST
'Miracle' experienced by Christians saved from terror militants as dust storm moves in

'Miracle' experienced by Christians saved from terror militants as dust storm moves in

An underground ministry in the Middle East has reported that a group of Christians in the Middle East were miraculously saved from an attack by militants in the form of a dust storm.

Jardine Malado October 04, 2016 07:09 PM EST
Airstrikes destroy at least 20 churches in Aleppo, Syria

Airstrikes destroy at least 20 churches in Aleppo, Syria

At least 20 churches in Aleppo suffered heavy damage following airstrikes that were carried out in late September, according to a senior Russian official.

Jardine Malado October 04, 2016 09:11 AM EST
Teenage blogger jailed in Singapore for criticizing Muslims and Christians

Teenage blogger jailed in Singapore for criticizing Muslims and Christians

Amos Yee, a Singaporean teen blogger, has been sentenced to six weeks in jail for his controversial posts critical of Muslims and Christians.

Jardine Malado October 04, 2016 03:00 AM EST
Iraq monk who fled ISIS now obeys God's calling by serving Christians at refugee camp

Iraq monk who fled ISIS now obeys God's calling by serving Christians at refugee camp

A monk from the Christian town of Qaraqosh is now serving Christians in a temporary monastery at a refugee camp in Erbil after he fled from his own monastery in Northern Iraq when ISIS invaded the city.

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Gunmen suspected to be Islamic Fulani herdsmen barged into a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, opened fire and detonated explosives while the congregation was celebrating Mass on Pentecost Sunday, killing at least 50 worshipers, including women and children. It's feared that some Christians were also abducted after the attack.

Leah Sharibu held captive over 1,500 days in Nigeria, but family advocates haven't lost hope

For more than 1,500 days, Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu has been held captive by the Boko Haram terrorist group as Christians continue to be the target of attacks in the West African nation. 

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