Pastor Dedi Saputra was sentenced to prison in July 2026 under Indonesia’s blasphemy law. (USCIRF) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A Christian pastor has been sentenced to prison for two years for violating Indonesia’s law against blasphemy and hate speech in a case that has drawn scrutiny over the speed of his arrest and trial. […]
(FOX News) — Democratic Gov. Maura Healey was met with applause and smiles as she signed away Massachusetts’ gestational limits on abortion, making the deep-blue state the 10th to permit the procedure up to birth. Under the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act, health care workers will have greater discretion in determining whether to perform an abortion later […]
(FOX News) — Archaeologists in Turkey believe they’ve made a groundbreaking discovery, possibly uncovering the remains of a church they believe hosted the First Council of Nicaea, one of the most pivotal events in the history of Christianity. An international team of researchers in July excavated a church complex in the ancient city of Nicaea, now within […]
Sealing of Tafath church in Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria on Oct. 16, 2019. (Morning-Star News) (Morning Star News) – Following Algeria’s closure of nearly all evangelical churches in waves of repression that began in 2017, Christians have been forced underground in what they describe as an internal exile, sources said. Christians in the 99-percent Muslim country gather […]
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles self-proclaimed apostle whose dramatic services have drawn millions of views online is facing renewed scrutiny from Christian critics who question her claims of apostolic authority and whether her ministry aligns with Biblical standards for spiritual leadership. Kathryn Krick, founder of Five-Fold Church, also known as 5F Church, has built […]
(WND) — After thousands of migrants flooded Spanish shores from Morocco this week, top American and international policymakers sounded the alarm on the Left’s open-border and amnesty policies. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., has attributed the migrant influx to the previous amnesty policy Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez implemented in February, when he naturalized almost a million […]
(Christian News Network) — For centuries, mainstream science and the Biblical account of Creation have often been presented as opposing views. But does current scientific data and mathematics actually align with the Genesis timeline? Research scientist Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel claims they do. In his book, Boldest Scientific Formula of God and Creation, Dr. Israel argues that physical […]
Pastor Bernard Mulongo was slain near Mbale, Uganda on July 18, 2026. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – An imam who debated a pastor at an interfaith dialogue in Uganda is a suspect in the killing of the church leader after the event on Saturday (July 18), sources said. Bernard Mulongo, a 25-year-old […]
Mahakaleshwar Temple, dedicated to Hindu god Shiva in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Ashverse, Creative Commons) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Six pastors and another Christian in India have begun serving their five-year prison sentences under an “anti-conversion” law, two years after they were falsely accused at a child’s birthday party, sources said. The Christians were […]
(FOX News) — The arc of a man’s life changed dramatically after a Jacksonville police officer, along with a team of other officers, stepped in to help an individual in crisis on the Dames Point Bridge in Florida in April. Faith had everything to do with it. Body camera footage taken on April 12 shows Officer Antonio […]