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 […]
Christians Shot in Christmas Attack on Pastor’s Home in Pakistan
Gunfire leaves one church member in serious condition.
December 27, 2024 By -
Muslim Extremists Kill Christian Who Received Death Threats
Evangelist returned to area in eastern Uganda that he had fled.
December 26, 2024 By -
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 -
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, […]
Christian in Pakistan, 17, to Spend Christmas in Jail
Blasphemy suspect granted bail in only one of three cases.
December 23, 2024 By -
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 […]
Another Church Building Bombed in Sudan
Air strike by Sudanese Air Force hits homes and worship site.
December 23, 2024 By -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 […]