A video surfacing online that was recorded by a missionary to China captures the emotion exuded by a group of Chinese Christians who obtained a copy of the Bible for the first time in their life. The video, uploaded by a YouTube user named “alberttiago1,” shows a gathering of Chinese citizens opening a suitcase containing […]
Washington, D.C. — Muslim nations dominated a new report released by a federal religious freedom commission, which outlines the worst violators of religious freedom around the globe. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was created under the International Religious Freedom Act, and reports to the President, Secretary of State and Congress regarding the state of […]
An American Christian that has been detained in North Korea for nearly six months has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor, reports state. Kenneth Bae was born in South Korea, but now lives in Washington as an American citizen, and manages a tourist company that takes trips to North Korea. He was taken into […]
France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation’s heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government. Within hours, fiery clashes broke out between protesters and riot police. Legions of officers stayed late into the night, and a protest against […]
An American Christian that is being detained in North Korea is set to appear before the nation’s Supreme Court and may face the death penalty, reports state. Kenneth Bae was born in South Korea, but now lives in Washington as an American citizen, and manages a tourist company that takes trips to North Korea. It […]
An American pastor that is imprisoned in his homeland of Iran for planting house churches in the country a decade ago has been moved to solitary confinement, reports state. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been fighting for the release of Saeed Abedini, states that ten prisoners, including the pastor, were […]
An American pastor that is imprisoned in Iran on charges stemming from his work in planting house churches in the country recently told family members that he is praying for those affected by the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon. Pastor Saeed Abedini stated that he heard about the incident on the radio while incarcerated, […]
Rome, Italy — During his address on Tuesday in celebration of the Feast of St. George, one of the central messages delivered by Pope Francis to the cardinals gathered was that “it is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church.” “The Christian identity is not an identity card: Christian identity is belonging to the […]
Stockholm, Sweden — Christians around the world are being asked to help plead for the release of an 11-year-old boy who was abducted by government officials in 2009 because his parents chose to homeschool the child. As previously reported, Domenic Johansson was seized by the Swedish government in 2009 as he and his parents, Christer […]
Glasgow, Scotland — A human rights organization in Scotland is calling upon Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to end what it believes is a misuse of the country’s blasphemy laws or face worldwide protests. Sheraz Khan, the chief executive of Global Minorities Alliance, recently released an open letter to the president, asking him to step in […]