U.S. Missionary Rescued in South Africa Following Shootout with Kidnappers

U.S. Missionary Rescued in South Africa Following Shootout with Kidnappers

4/16/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) — Following an intense gun battle, South African police have rescued U.S. missionary and pastor Josh Sullivan from his kidnappers. His rescue comes less than a week after masked armed men took him hostage at gunpoint as he preached a sermon last Thursday at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, […]

Dozens of Christians Slain and Kidnapped in Benue State, Nigeria

Dozens of Christians Slain and Kidnapped in Benue State, Nigeria

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Diocese of Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria, testified of Fulani atrocities before a U.S. House panel on March 12, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot from YouTube) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani attacks on predominantly Christian areas of Benue state, Nigeria have killed dozens of Christians […]

More than 50 Christians Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria 

More than 50 Christians Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria 

Location of Plateau state in Nigeria. (Himalayan Explorer based on work by Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Following the killing of more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria earlier this month, the death toll of a dawn attack today (April 14) on a predominantly Christian community in the […]

U.S. Missionary Abducted at Gunpoint While Preaching in South Africa

U.S. Missionary Abducted at Gunpoint While Preaching in South Africa

4/11/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) — Josh Sullivan, a U.S. Baptist missionary, was kidnapped at gunpoint as he preached Thursday evening at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa.   According to police, four masked gunmen entered the church late last night during a prayer meeting with about 30 attendees. The assailants robbed two […]

Fulani Militias Kill 28 Christians in Central Nigeria

Fulani Militias Kill 28 Christians in Central Nigeria

Central Mosque in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. (El-siddeeq lame, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani terrorists killed nine Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria in the past month, after killing 19 in another area of the state in March, sources said. In Bassa County, Fulani herdsmen attacked Hwrra village […]

Fulani Herdsmen Kill more than 60 Christians in ‘Genocide’ in Nigeria

Fulani Herdsmen Kill more than 60 Christians in ‘Genocide’ in Nigeria

Plateau state Gov. Caleb Mutfwang described Fulani attacks as genocide to Arise News. (Screenshot from Arise News interview on YouTube) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani terrorists on Wednesday and Thursday (April 2-3) killed more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria in what the governor called a “genocide,” sources said. The attacks […]

Authorities in Indonesia Refuse to Back Church Construction

Authorities in Indonesia Refuse to Back Church Construction

Samarinda, capital of East Borneo Province, Indonesia. (MR Halal, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Local officials in East Borneo Province, Indonesia refused to approve construction of a church building even though the congregation had met all requirements for a permit, sources said. In Samarinda, capital of East Borneo Province, the Samarinda Ministry of […]

Judge in Pakistan Sentences Killer of Christian to Death

Judge in Pakistan Sentences Killer of Christian to Death

Parents of the slain Farhan Ul Qamar with attorney Lazar Allah Rakha after verdict on March 27, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A judge in Pakistan on Thursday (March 27) sentenced to death a Muslim who murdered a 20-year-old Christian in the presence of his family members, […]