LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 17-year-old Christian who has been incarcerated for 16 months for charges in three blasphemy cases will spend Christmas in jail, but he obtained bail in one of the cases, sources said. Akash Karamat, a class nine student in Sargodha, Punjab Province, remains in jail, but the bail […]
Christian in Pakistan, 17, to Spend Christmas in Jail
Blasphemy suspect granted bail in only one of three cases.
December 23, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
Another Church Building Bombed in Sudan
Air strike by Sudanese Air Force hits homes and worship site.
December 23, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Another church building was targeted in Sudan on Friday (Dec. 20) in an air strike by the Sudanese Air Force (SAF) that also destroyed at least five houses of civilians, the church pastor said. Pastor Philemon Hassan Kharata of the Baptist Church in Khartoum North’s Al-Azba area said a […]
Christian Mother Acquitted of Blasphemy Charges in Nigeria
Rhoda Jatau spent 19 months in jail.
December 20, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian mother of five children in Nigeria who spent 19 months in jail on baseless blasphemy charges was acquitted last week, according to legal advocacy group ADF International. Rhoda Jatau was imprisoned in Bauchi state in May 2022 for allegedly sharing a video on WhatsApp condemning the […]
Sudanese Christian Mother Firm in Faith Despite Attack
Muslim husband attacked her with knife in refugee camp in South Sudan.
December 18, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese refugee in South Sudan who suffered a knife attack by her Muslim husband four months ago for converting to Christianity faces daily pressure to renounce her faith, sources said. Halima Mohammed Ali, a mother of five children ranging in age from 1.5 to 14, has remained with […]
Forcibly Converted Christian Girl Escapes Captors in Pakistan
Christmas comes early for Catholic family.
December 17, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Catholic couple in Pakistan received the best Christmas gift they could imagine this week – the return of their kidnapped daughter after she escaped from a Muslim who forcibly converted/married her, sources said. Muskan Salman, a bright and spirited 15-year-old, was abducted from her home in remote […]
Anglican Archbishop and Driver Missing in Southeast Nigeria
Clergyman set out for funeral in troubled region 10 days ago.
December 16, 2024 By - 1 Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A retired Anglican archbishop and his driver are still missing 10 days after they disappeared in southern Nigeria on a trip to a funeral, according to reports. The Rev. Godwin Okpala, retired archbishop of Niger Province in southeastern Nigeria, was last seen on Dec. 6, when he set […]
Christian Mother Beaten by Husband in Somalia Flees
Convert leaves behind two children, 4 and 6.
December 13, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A mother of two young children in Somalia had to leave them this week after her husband seriously injured her upon learning that she had left Islam for Christianity, she said. Fatuma (surname withheld for security reasons), 30, put her trust in Christ on Oct. 15 at an underground church […]
Christians Kept from Attending Christmas Service in Indonesia
Muslim residents block access to two sites.
December 11, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Indonesia on Sunday (Dec. 8) prevented Christians from holding a Christmas service at a pastor’s home, sources said. At the Cipta Graha Permai housing complex on Tegar Beriman street in Cibinong, West Java Province, Muslim residents blocked the road to the house of the pastor of the Pentecostal Church […]
Fulani Gunmen Kill 19 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Kidnapped 85-year-old slain, likely prior to ransom payment.
December 10, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani terrorists killed a Christian in Plateau state, Nigeria on Dec. 1 after prior attacks in the state left 18 other Christians dead, sources said. A band of six gunmen “believed to be Fulani militants” ambushed two Christians riding a motorcycle in Du’ang village in the Kwi […]
Christian Girl in Pakistan Charged with Theft after Evading Rape
Muslim falsely accuses her after she refused to keep working for him, father says.
December 10, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim businessman in Pakistan has falsely charged a 15-year-old Christian girl and two of her relatives with theft in retaliation for leaving his employ following his attempt to rape her, her father said. Javed Masih, a Catholic vegetable vendor in Dera Usman area of Okara District, Punjab […]