SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Indonesia said they will sue Catholic leaders to prevent completion of a church building after months of construction, sources said. The Sang Hyang Hurip St. Anthony Catholic Church in Cipamokolan village, Rancasari Sub-District, Bandung, capital of West Java Province, obtained building permits, but attorneys for area residents claim they were […]
Muslims Sue to Block Church Construction in Indonesia
Permits improperly obtained, protestors claim.
January 8, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
Herdsmen Destroy Christian Worship Building, Homes in Nigeria
Terrorists attack at dawn of new year.
January 7, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen began the new year by attacking a predominantly Christian community at dawn on Wednesday (Jan. 1) in Kaduna state, Nigeria, burning down a church building and six houses, sources said. Area Christians were forced to flee as the herdsmen attacked Unguwar Rogo village, Kajuru County in […]
Three Members of Family Burned to Death after Accepting Christ
Area leader threatened to mobilize area Muslims to attack them.
January 6, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim couple and their adult son who received Christ in November were burned to death on Dec. 26 in eastern Uganda, sources said. In the Budini Nyanza area of Kaliro town, Kaliro District, 64-year-old Kaiga Muhammad, his wife Sawuya Kaiga and their son Swagga Amuza Kaiga, 26, had put […]
Christian Leaders in India Issue Stern Appeal to Government
Prime minister faulted for not condemning persecution.
January 2, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
(Christian Daily International) – More than 400 Christian leaders in India ended 2024 with a strongly-worded appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put an end to a surge in violence against Christians that was especially heightened during the Christmas season. Modi is a member of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which has […]
Church Prayer Service Attacked in Sudan, Injuring 14 Christians
Paramilitary RSF militants seriously injure congregation members.
December 31, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Militants of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a church prayer service in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state on Monday (Dec. 30), wounding 14 Christians, sources said. In the town of Al Hasaheisa, the militants mounted the assault as 177 Christians of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) were praying […]
Baby, 13-Year-Old Child among 15 Slain in Central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen launch assault on village in Plateau state.
December 30, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on the night of Dec. 22 killed 15 Christians in a village in Plateau state, Nigeria, including a 1-year-old baby and a 13-year-old child, sources said. Clement Chup, president of the Aten Development Association (ADA), condemned the “gruesome killing of innocent, law abiding Nigerians of Aten […]
Herdsmen Kill 33 Christians in Nigeria on Christmas Day
Dec. 25 massacre targets five villages in Benue state.
December 30, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen attacked a cluster of five predominantly Christian villages in Benue state on Wednesday (Dec. 25), massacring 33 people on Christmas Day, sources said. The most recent death toll of attacks by herdsmen on Kwande County villages rose to 33 over the weekend with the discovery of […]
Christians Shot in Christmas Attack on Pastor’s Home in Pakistan
Gunfire leaves one church member in serious condition.
December 27, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Three Christians were shot and wounded in a Christmas Day gun attack on the home of a pastor and televangelist in Lahore, Pakistan, sources said. Following a Christmas Eve confrontation in which Pastor Shahzad Siddique tried to stop Muslims from harassing guests, more than a dozen gunmen the […]
Muslim Extremists Kill Christian Who Received Death Threats
Evangelist returned to area in eastern Uganda that he had fled.
December 26, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists on Dec. 16 killed a Christian father of three children who had fled his home in eastern Uganda due to death threats from Muslim relatives, sources said. James Mukenye Habiibu, who along with his wife converted to Christianity in January 2022, was found in a pool of blood […]
Christian Mother Jailed on Blasphemy Charge in Pakistan
Another case of alleged inadvertent burning of scripture, attorney says.
December 24, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy after a Muslim prayer leader accused her of burning passages of Islamic scripture, sources said. Gojra Saddar police in Toba Tek Singh District, Punjab Province, on Saturday (Dec. 21) arrested Shazia Younis, mother of two children, […]