JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A congregation in this central Nigerian city continued worshiping on Sunday (July 12) after a security man found and tossed over a fence a bomb before it exploded, the pastor said. Authorities later discovered a second bomb on the church premises and disposed of it, said the Rev. Ezekiel Omidiji, […]
Two Explosive Devices Planted at Church in Jos, Nigeria
Bomb found in restroom tossed over fence before it explodes.
July 15, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
Boko Haram Unleashes Bloodshed in Attacks in Nigeria’s Central, Northeastern States
At least five Christians killed in Yobe, Borno states; two church buildings attacked in Jos.
July 7, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – At least five Christians were killed in northeastern Nigeria over a weekend of violence capped by a twin bombing in Jos that led to attacks on two church buildings on Sunday night (July 5). In Potiskum, Yobe state in the northeast, Islamic extremist group Boko Haram was suspected in the […]
Catholic Educator Flees Pakistan amid ‘Hate Campaign’ by Islamic Extremists
Separately, judge upholds expulsion of Filipino nuns.
July 6, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 6, 2015 (Morning Star News) – In two cases raising the specter of religious profiling, Islamic extremist threats have forced a leading Catholic educator to flee Pakistan, and a judge has upheld the controversial expulsion of three Filipino nuns. Bernadette L. Dean, an educator on Sindh Province’s committee for curriculum and textbook […]
Islamic Cleric in Pakistan Arrested in Mob Attack on Christians Accused of Blasphemy
Rare instance of police intervention saves couple.
July 5, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – In a rare move by Pakistani police, an Islamist cleric was taken into custody on Friday (July 3) for inciting a Muslim mob to try to kill a Christian couple for alleged desecration of the Koran, a police official said. Area residents and rights activists told Morning Star News that hundreds […]
Judge in Sudan Rules Two Pastors Can Be Charged with Crimes Punishable by Death
Light evidence presented to back heavy charges.
July 3, 2015 By - 2 Comments
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A judge in Sudan ruled yesterday that there was enough evidence to charge two South Sudanese pastors with crimes punishable by death. The charges, including espionage and promoting hatred among or against sects, were formed months after authorities arrested the Rev. Yat Michael in December 2014 and the Rev. Peter […]
Charges Dropped against Muslim Accused of Killing Christian in Egypt
Like others accused of violence against Copts, suspect is declared insane.
July 2, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Prosecutors in Upper Egypt have dropped all charges against a Muslim who, according to numerous eyewitnesses, gunned down a Christian with the aim of intimidating his family into withdrawing charges in another religiously motivated killing. Prosecuting attorneys on June 24 found that the accused in the January shooting, Hasan Baghdadi, was […]
Nun in Chhattisgarh, India Says Two Masked Men Bound, Raped Her
Christians protest official downplay of severity, religious motives of attack.
June 25, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Contrary to police reports, a nun with her face covered said yesterday at a press conference in Chhattisgarh state that two men raped her at a medical clinic in Raipur on Saturday (June 20). The unidentified, 47-year-old nun told media that two masked men entered her room at the Christ […]
Scant Evidence Produced against Two South Sudanese Pastors in Sudan, Lawyer Says
Trial in case calling for death penalty to continue June 15.
June 1, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A court hearing yesterday in Khartoum for two South Sudanese pastors facing the death penalty was extended to today, then adjourned until June 15 to give prosecutors more time to try building a case, a defense attorney said. Prosecutors need more time to search for evidence in the trial […]
Sudan’s Aerial Bombing Kills 3-Year-Old Girl, Wounds Mother in Nuba Mountains
Two others injured, church compound damaged.
May 28, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese Air Force bomb on Monday (May 25) killed a 3-year-old girl and wounded her Christian mother at their home in Kauda, South Kordofan state, sources said. In the latest civilian death in nearly 3,500 government bombings of civilian targets since April 2012, Kaka Abdu Kuku Tiral died […]
Islamic Mob Attacks Houses, Church over ‘Blasphemy’ Accusation in Pakistan
Mentally challenged Christian accused of burning papers containing koranic verses.
May 26, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Christians in Lahore are on edge after hundreds of Muslims attacked houses and a church building on Sunday night (May 24) in response to accusations that a Christian set fire to papers with koranic verses on them. Chaudhry Alam Masih, a resident of Dhoop Sari in Lahore’s Sandha area, told Morning […]