(International Christian Concern) – In September 2019, Bwambale Abraham and some of his friends decided to attend a Christian outreach event in their hometown of Kisinga, Uganda. He had no idea that the small trip would change his life entirely. Bwambale may have lost everything due to this decision, but in the end, he has […]
(The Christian Institute) — The Brazilian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to legalize abortions of unborn children who may have disabilities after their mothers contracted the Zika virus. In Brazil, abortion is currently classed a “non-punishable crime” in the case of a risk to the mother’s life, anencephaly or rape. However, activists were attempting […]
Jorge Bergoglio, also known as “Pope Francis” and the head of the Roman Catholic religion, has called for believers of all religions to pray in solidarity on May 14 to ask God to rid the world of the coronavirus pandemic. He also asked that vaccines be made available to all persons threatened with infection. Bergoglio […]
(Al Jazeera) — Gunmen stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 14 people, including two newborn babies, their mothers and an unspecified number of nurses. At least 14 people were killed in the morning assault on the Barchi Hospital, officials said on Tuesday. Continue reading this […]
(ABC News Australia) — Arianwen Harris used to joke that homeschooling was her “worst nightmare.” “I’ve never wanted to homeschool,” she said. … The Queanbeyan family has begun the process of registering for longer-term homeschooling after seeing how well the children were doing at home, especially the eldest. “He had been struggling with reading and […]
Kenya (Mission Network News) — The coronavirus couldn’t have come at a worse time for Kenya’s rural communities. Kenyan farmers were already struggling with a massive locust outbreak — the worst locust infestation some East African countries have seen in 70 years. Food supplies have been dangerously low. Now, those gathering in rural areas to […]
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Animists in central India last week told five Christian families they would lose their harvest lands unless they returned to their tribal religion and beat them when they refused, sources said. When the families answered a summons to a meeting with Salhephal village leaders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state on […]
WASHINGTON (Christian News Network) — Several U.S. congressmen have signed a letter to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to express concern that more than a dozen churches in the country remain closed under a law that requires non-Muslim churches to register with a government commission — as no applications have yet been approved. “Last fall, I led […]
(Voice of the Martyrs Australia) — Many Christians are facing increased persecution during the coronavirus pandemic, especially in parts of Indonesia where even small family gatherings of Christians are being protested. Pastor Si of Huria Kristen Batak Protestant (HKBP) church was gathering with a very small group of family in his home when a Muslim […]
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen shot and wounded a Christian leader and his family in one part of Plateau state on Tuesday (May 5), two days after herdsmen killed four Christians in another part of the state, sources said. Herdsmen shot the Bayo Famonure, head of Christian high school Messiah College, at his […]