SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Officials in Indonesia said they regretted the surfacing of a video showing Muslims halting worship of a church service in March, as authorities have since provided a temporary site for the congregation’s services. Soma Atmaja of the Tangerang Regency government said on the agency’s website that his administration had […]
Video of Halted Christian Worship in March Surfaces in Indonesia
Officials lament appearance of incident they say is resolved.
July 29, 2024 By -
Pakistan Reverses Ban on Passports for Asylum Seekers
Collective sigh of relief from Christians fleeing persecution.
July 25, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistani Christians who have fled the country due to persecution were relieved to hear the government has reversed its decision to stop issuing or renewing passports to those seeking asylum abroad. The government announced the decision this week following Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s June 5 statement that the […]
Fulanis Kill 18 Christians in Benue State, Nigeria
Onslaught continues to grow in central part of country.
July 24, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani attackers killed 18 Christians in a late-night assault on Friday (July 19) in central Nigeria, area residents said. The assailants invaded Mbacher village, a predominantly Christian community in Benue state’s Katsina-Ala County, at about 11 p.m., said Joseph Achiv. “A group of Fulani Muslims carrying deadly weapons […]
Faith of Christian on Death Row in Pakistan Shines in Studies
‘Blasphemy’ convict focuses on prayer, Bible and academic excellence.
July 23, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan despite lack of evidence has demonstrated his faith by excelling academically even in prison, sources said. Nouman Masih, 24, recently passed his high school board examination with a very high score, demonstrating his faith in God for a future […]
Christian Father, 29, Gunned Down by Muslims in Pakistan
Catholic was sole provider for family with four children.
July 15, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Catholic father of four children was gunned down by Muslim neighbors last week after he objected to their harassment of Christians in the area, his family said. Marshall Masih of the Patiala House area in Lahore was the sole breadwinner for his elderly parents, wife and four […]
Pakistan among Worst Violators of Religious Freedom, US Body Says
USCIRF again recommends designation as ‘Country of Particular Concern.’
July 12, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) again has recommended that the State Department designate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC), citing the country’s blasphemy laws as a prime source religious freedom violations. The U.S. State Department does not accept all USCIRF recommendations in its […]
Christian Girl, 14, Taken for Sham Conversion/Marriage in Pakistan
Neighborhood butcher, 27, arranged kidnapping, father told.
July 9, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Another Christian girl in Pakistan, this one 14 years old, has fallen victim to forced conversion/marriage by a Muslim kidnapper, sources said. Khalid Masih, a 48-year-old Catholic sanitation worker in Islamabad, said that a butcher in his neighborhood, Haider Ali, took his daughter Alina Khalid from their home in […]
Terrorists Shut Down 70 Churches in Nigeria; Priest Released
High number of kidnappings hinders ability to free church leaders.
July 8, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Terrorist attacks have forced a denomination to close 70 churches in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, and in the country’s northwest, a kidnapped a priest was released on Sunday (July 7), sources said. The Rev. Amos Mohzo, president of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), told Christian […]
Wedding Disrupted, Worship Banned at Site in Indonesia
July 5, 2024 By -
SURABAYA, INDONESIA (Morning Star News) – Local officials in Indonesia on Sunday (June 30) stopped a wedding ceremony and banned the church from further worship meetings at the site, sources said. In Mergosari, Tarik District, Sidoarjo Regency of Java island, village head Eko Budi Santoso halted the wedding at the Pentecostal Church in Indonesia (Gereja Pentekosta […]
Christian Leaders in Nigeria Respond to Gwoza Attacks
Suicide bombing targeted Muslim wedding.
July 4, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Christian leaders in Nigeria expressed shock and dismay at suicide attacks in Gwoza, Borno state on Saturday (June 29) that killed both Muslims and Christians. “We are concerned about the resurgence of suicide bombing in our country and the threat it poses to the lives and livelihoods of […]