On 15 February 2015, a video was released depicting masked ISIS militants dressed in black marching 21 Coptic Christians in orange jumpsuits along a beach in Libya. The captives were forced to kneel on the seafront, each with a jihadist behind standing behind them. And then they were beheaded. It remains one of the most […]

China Aid, a Christian human rights organization based in the U.S., believes that Pastor Gu Yuese of Hangzhou’s Chongyi Church, the largest government sanctioned church in China, has no chance to escape sentencing by the Communist Party for standing up against the crackdown on churches. “I think the likely scenario to happen is that he […]

Security stepped up at Delhi churches as Christians in India fear attack Congregations endure tense time during Christmas in a country where Hindu extremism is on the rise and other religions are viewed with suspicion. When Father Anthony Francis rose early to open his church on Christmas Day, two sleepless souls had already been camped […]

A Nigerian clergyman who has just accepted a post in Northern Ireland said he was surprised to find that Christianity in the Province is much less “vibrant” than in his homeland. Reverend George Okikiolu has begun a three-year stint doing church-based community work in the Province, based at St Jude’s Church of Ireland on the […]

The Christian owner of one of Britain’s biggest toy sellers has said he refuses to let his stores open on a Sunday because it goes against his faith. Gary Grant (pictured above right) owns The Entertainer company, which is one of a number of businesses part of the Keep Sunday Special campaign who are urging […]

“American Christians need to prepare for persecution” even to the point of acquiring weapons to defend themselves and their families, a law enforcer turned pastor told WND TV, warning that Christians in the US are now increasingly being “targeted” for both political harassment and outright violence. Carl Gallups, the pastor of Hickory Hammock Baptist Church […]

There has been concern recently that Christian communities face destruction in parts of the Middle East. But there are other parts of the world where they also have extreme difficulty, with Christian groups often citing North Korea in particular. You need to be wary of information coming out of North Korea – fellow travellers of […]

A former Muslim cleric who converted to Christianity after meeting Jesus in a dream was abandoned by his family and brutally beaten. He now says his faith taught him how to forgive. In an interview with World Watch Monitor, Tofik (not his real name) described his training as an extremist Muslim cleric in West Africa. As a […]

Bodies of Christian worshippers are still buried under the debris of their church buildings, which collapsed when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal last Saturday. Hundreds of Christians are among thousands who are dead. Nepal Army is helping clear debris from destroyed buildings, a task that is expected to take weeks, if not months, as hundreds […]

The leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage, said that people of faith should be protected by law to hold their “reasonable” position of disapproving of “gay lifestyle,” on the BBC. Farage defended the “conscience clause” in the party’s Christian manifesto which states: “UKIP opposed same-sex marriage legislation because it impinged upon the beliefs of millions of […]