DARMSTADT, Germany — Four homeschooled children who were seized by German officials earlier this year are now attending government schools after their parents agreed to the condition in order to have them returned home. As previously reported, approximately 20 social workers, police officers and special agents swarmed the home of Dirk and Petra Wunderlich in […]
Christians and others in the Philippines—including an NGO meteorologist—have been crying out to God in prayer throughout the day as a super typhoon has made landfall and is expected to wreak great havoc. Typhoon Yolanda, also known as Haiyan, is the strongest storm to pass through the region this year. Surging at speeds of 195 […]
Fears are mounting following reports that an American pastor who is imprisoned in Iran has been transferred to an even more dangerous prison in the country. As previously reported, Pastor Saeed Abedini of Idaho, a former Muslim, left Iran in 2005 and moved to the United States with his wife and children to find religious […]
ROME — Pope Francis visited a cemetery in Rome last Friday in observance of the Roman Catholic holiday All Saints’ Day to pray for the dead and bless the graves of the departed. The occasion marked 20 years since a pope had visited a Roman cemetery for All Saints’ Day, and according to reports, Francis […]
Christians worldwide will be observing the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church today by joining together to intercede for those who daily suffer for their faith in Jesus Christ. The organization Gospel for Asia (GFA) reports that 14,000 people around the world are martyred each year for their faith, but believes that actual […]
LONDON — Christian groups in England are being told to stop evangelizing children in government-run schools. In a new report, the National Secular Society (NSS) said that Christian groups regularly use their access to public schools to preach the Gospel to pupils, and contended that the Department of Education needs to step in to stop […]
JERUSALEM — The president of the popular American craft chain Hobby Lobby has opened a temporary Bible exhibit in Israel in his effort to educate visitors on the history and contents of the Scriptures. The exhibit, called “Book of Books,” is located inside the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem. “We have operated our businesses on […]
LONDON — A plan to stop the swearing of oaths on the Bible in courts in England and Wales has been rejected by magistrates. The Magistrate’s Association recently debated a motion to stop witnesses and defendants from swearing on the Bible, but voted against it. The plan was proposed by Ian Abrahams, a Bristol magistrate. […]
TEHRAN — A California pastor that was taken into custody this week in Iran while protesting the imprisonment of five fellow Christians has been released and sent home to the United States. As previously reported, Eddie Romero of La Puente was taken into custody on Monday as he spoke outside of Evin Prison, where the Christians […]
An increase in violence against Christians in northern Iraq has increased the flow of Christians leaving the country. The north, generally considered a relatively safe area of the country, had become home for many Christians fleeing from the tumultuous central and southern regions. However, several bombings in the north in recent months have caused panic […]