Herdsmen Kill 70-Year-Old Pastor, 35 other Christians in Nigeria

Herdsmen Kill 70-Year-Old Pastor, 35 other Christians in Nigeria

Central Mosque, Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. (El-siddeeq lame, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen this week killed at least nine Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, following the slaughter of 27 others days before, sources said. The attacks took place in Bokkos County in the predominantly Christian communities of Hokk, Pangkap, […]

Churches Targeted on Easter in India Remain Closed

Churches Targeted on Easter in India Remain Closed

Pastor Ganesh Vijay Koli and Assistant Pastor Benjamin Gamit were assaulted in Surat, Gujarat state, India on April 20, 2025. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – More than a month after Hindu nationalist groups in India targeted two Christian congregations on Easter, the churches remain shut while awaiting police action, sources said. The […]

Order for Church to Leave Worship Site Overturned in Indonesia

Order for Church to Leave Worship Site Overturned in Indonesia

Pastor Herri Soesanto objects to manhandling at sealing of church in Jombang, East Java Province, Indonesia. (Screenshot of YouTube video) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – In a rare move in Indonesia, an administrative court earlier this year overturned a local government order for a church to vacate its worship site, sources said. The Jombang Regency […]

Bill to Curb Child Marriages Signed into Law in Pakistan

Bill to Curb Child Marriages Signed into Law in Pakistan

Notification by president of Pakistan enacting legislation against child marriages. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Despite fierce opposition from Islamist groups in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday (May 30) signed into law a landmark bill to curb child marriage, setting the minimum age for marriage for […]

One of Two Kidnapped Christian Workers Freed in NW Nigeria

One of Two Kidnapped Christian Workers Freed in NW Nigeria

Location of Kebbi state in Nigeria. (Himalayan Explorer based on work by Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – One of two Christian workers kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on May 21 was freed this week, ministry leaders said. Ojo John and Silvanus Abu of Nupe Missions, who were working among the […]

Bill Criminalizing Child Marriage in Pakistan Rejected as ‘Un-Islamic’

Bill Criminalizing Child Marriage in Pakistan Rejected as ‘Un-Islamic’

The Council of Islamic Ideology on May 27, 2025 termed Pakistan’s anti-child marriage bill ‘un-Islamic.’ (CII Facebook) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s top Islamic body on Tuesday (May 27) rejected a bill that seeks to criminalize child marriages in Islamabad, describing it as “un-Islamic.” The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) also declared […]

Ex-Addict in Somalia Driven from Home for Accepting Christ

Ex-Addict in Somalia Driven from Home for Accepting Christ

Location of Lower Juba Region, Somalia. (Map data © 2025 Google) NAIROBI, Kenya (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim parents in southern Somalia were overjoyed to see their missing 20-year-old son, a drug addict, return home free of substance abuse this month. When they discovered that his transformation sprang from putting his faith in Christ, […]

Herdsmen Slaughter 42 Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria

Herdsmen Slaughter 42 Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria

Taraba state Gov. Agbu Kefas. (Agbu Kefas Media) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Saturday (May 24) killed 42 people in three predominantly Christian communities in Taraba state, northeast Nigeria, sources said. In Karim Lamido County, the assailants invaded Munga Dosso, Munga Lelau and Bandawa villages, destroying […]

Bill to Curb Child Marriages Passes Parliament in Pakistan

Bill to Curb Child Marriages Passes Parliament in Pakistan

Session of National Assembly in Pakistan. (Voice of America) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s parliament on Monday (May 19) passed a significant bill aiming to curb, discourage and eventually eradicate child marriages in the federal capital by raising the legal age of marriage for both boys and girls to 18 years. Sharmila […]

Christians Driven from Homes in India Threatened with Death

Christians Driven from Homes in India Threatened with Death

Scar on one of the Christians assaulted in Durandarbha village, Sukma District, Chhattisgarh state, India on April 24, 2025. (Evangelical Fellowship of India) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Villagers practicing tribal religion who assaulted Christian families and drove them from their homes in central India for practicing their faith have threatened to kill them if […]

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