In a significant move that continues to raise concerns among Christians and conservatives, President Donald Trump appointed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary in January 2025. Bessent, an openly homosexual man with a background in hedge fund management and strong financial ties to liberal financier George Soros, now plays a central role in shaping the administration’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nasiimu Mirembe was killed for her faith after an attack on March 23, 2025. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A mother of six children was stabbed to death by her Muslim husband in Uganda after she attended her first church service on March 23, sources said. Nasiimu Mirembe, whose children range in […]
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 […]
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, […]
Doreen Nairuba, six months pregnant, was poisoned to death on March 16, 2025 along with a Muslim woman she led to faith in Christ in eastern Uganda. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim woman in eastern Uganda this month killed a Christian couple and accidentally took her own daughter’s life with […]
Somali family in Lower Juba Region breaking daily Ramada fast in March 2025. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The Muslim husband of a woman in Somalia sent her back to her parents for accepting Christ – without their three young children – and then her parents drove her away for sharing the […]
Madani city, on the Blue Nile River in Jazirah state, Sudan. (Wadalyemen, Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – At least 19 Christians were arrested in Sudan’s city of Madani on various occasions in January and February, area sources said. Seven Christians were arrested by security personnel associated with the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) […]