Funeral Services Held for 30 Christians Massacred in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pastors and members of various churches attended a Catholic funeral service on Saturday (Aug. 1) for 27 Christians massacred by suspected Fulani terrorists in Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said. A funeral for three evangelical Christians slain in the same attack in Naridon village Kauru County shortly before midnight on […]
Alleged Kidnapper Given Custody of Christian Girl in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Saturday (July 25) handed custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to the Muslim accused of abducting her, forcibly converting her to Islam and coercing her into marriage, a rights advocate said. The ruling came despite a pending court-ordered medical examination to determine her […]
Independent U.S. Body Urges CPC Redesignation for Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the U.S. government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. The independent U.S. federal watchdog in its 2026 Annual Report asserted that religious freedom in […]
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Rebel Militia Abduct Pastor and Family Members in Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Members of a break-away group from the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) abducted a pastor and others in South Kordofan state, Sudan on July 23, his brother said. The Rev. Yaqob Ibrahim Tia of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) was abducted from his home in Heiban town along […]
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Rebel Militants in Sudan Kill Pastor, Abduct Others
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A rebel militant faction backed by … [Read More...]
Constitutional Court in Pakistan to Revisit Ruling on Married Girl
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Young Pastor Killed after Religious Debate in Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – An imam who debated a pastor at an … [Read More...]
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Independent U.S. Body Urges CPC Redesignation for Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the U.S. government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. The independent U.S. federal watchdog in its 2026 Annual Report asserted that religious freedom in […]