Two kidnapped priests turned up dead a day after they were kidnapped in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Fr. Alejo Nabor Jimenez Juarez and Fr. Jose Alfredo Juarez de la Cruz were abducted by armed men from Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church in Poza Rica on Sept. 18.
The Islamic State (IS) has released a new video earlier this month showing children being trained to fight on the front lines. The narrator of the video said that the young pupils will eventually conquer several cities in the Middle East and Europe, including Jerusalem and Rome.
Members of Boko Haram are believed to be behind the multiple attacks that occured in Borno State in Nigeria last Friday. At least eight people were killed in two separate attacks.
The Muslim rebel group Seleka attacked a predominantly Christian village in Central African Republic (CAR), killing 26 civilians on Friday, Sept 16. The group reportedly went door-to-door to kill Christian residents in the village of Ndomete.
An immigrant from Cameroon is currently on trial in Spain for the murder of six Christians in 2014. The boat's captain, identified as Alain N.B., allegedly threw the Christian passengers off the boat for praying during a storm.
Three Iranian converts to Christianity are awaiting their sentence after they were charged earlier this month with "acting against national security" and consuming alcohol during Holy Communion. They are likely to be flogged if found guilty.
The body of a 14-year-old boy was found hanging from a tree in Faisalabad, Pakistan, after he was abused and murdered. Authorities claim that Zeeshan Masih died of a heart attack but the medical report states that the cause of death points to sexual abuse.
About 7,500 people met in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 17 to express their support for policies that protect the life of the unborn. In Bern, Switzerland, about 1,700 gathered in front of the Swiss parliament at the Bundesplatz square to pray and listen to messages from pro-life leaders.
Christian groups in Australia were forced to cancel an upcoming meeting at a hotel regarding same-sex marriage after staff reportedly received threatening phone calls.
Sarmad Ozan, a deacon of a church in Mosul, has filed an appeal to the British Home Office after his application for asylum in the U.K. was denied. Before the next scheduled hearing of his appeal, Ozan shared how life was like during the first few weeks of ISIS' (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) ...
A team of aid workers recently went to a detainment center on the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq to demonstrate God's love for jailed ISIS militants. The non-profit organization Preemptive Love Coalition (PLC) brought food and water to captured ISIS members despite objections from Iraqi leaders.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn an interfaith award given to Pakistani Muslim cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi after past remarks praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced, raising questions in Pakistan about why he was recommended for the honor by Church of Pakistan’s Moderator Bishop Azad Marshall.
The Costa Rican Evangelical Alliance Federation (Federación Alianza Evangélica Costarricense, FAEC) has asked opposition lawmaker Abril Gordienko to identify the Christian pastor who, she said publicly, offered her 42,000 votes in exchange for 420 million colones (about $940,000) during the most recent election campaign.
LANCASTER, Pa. — Four years in the making, the production “David” opened at Sight & Sound Theatres this year and explores the journey of an unassuming shepherd boy who became a king.
Secular intolerance has a “chilling effect” on Christians who are having to practice “various forms of self-censorship” as they're finding it difficult to express their faith freely in society, according to a new report detailing accounts from four countries.