NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two Christians in eastern Uganda were hospitalized after hardline Muslims beat them for their presentation at a religious dialogue, one of the victims said. Musa Kirongosa, 32, and Swidiki Buyinza, 27, of an undisclosed church in Nawaikoke, Kaliro District, were the first to speak at the Christian-Muslim dialogue organized by […]
Two Christians Beaten after Muslim-Christian Dialogue
Attack leaves them hospitalized.
November 22, 2023 By -
Pastor Slain, Wife Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Violence against Christians continues.
November 21, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Armed assailants in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Friday (Nov. 17) killed a pastor and kidnapped his wife, sources said. The Rev. Joshua Amako Maraya of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), 2, in Damakasuwa town was killed at night by “bandits,” said the Rev. Romanus Ebenwokodi, spokesman for ECWA in […]
Fire at Worship Building in Pakistan Set by Church Leader
Elder’s arrest shocks Christians.
November 20, 2023 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Christians in Lahore, Pakistan were shocked to learn on Saturday (Nov. 18) that a church elder confessed to setting fire to their worship structure after initially blaming it on a Muslim extremist group, sources said. Police arrested church elder and treasurer Zubair Akhtar Khokhar after confronting him with video evidence […]
Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria after Ransom Payment
Church paid 1 million naira for his release.
November 17, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A pastor kidnapped on Saturday (Nov. 11) in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi was killed on Tuesday (Nov. 14) after church members paid a ransom for his release, sources said. The Rev. David Musa of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the Obajana area, Lokoja County, had been kidnapped […]
Arson Suspected in Church Fire in Pakistan
Threatening letter left at front gate.
November 17, 2023 By -
(Church elder Zubair Akhtar Khokhar confessed to setting the fire of the Gulberg Presbyterian Church in Lahore after police arrested him following the publication of this story, which follows in its original form. The updated story was published on Nov. 20, 2023)) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A church building was set on fire in […]
Muslim Husband Sets Wife on Fire for Accepting Christ
Mother of three hospitalized with third-degree burns.
November 8, 2023 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A woman in eastern Uganda has been hospitalized with serious burns after her Muslim husband discovered she had converted to Christianity and set her on fire, area sources said. Hajara Namwase, a 32-year-old mother of three children in Kenkebu village, Budaka town, is still receiving hospital treatment for third-degree burns […]
Christian Buildings Targeted in Military Conflict in Sudan
SPEC church structure in Omdurman left in ruins.
November 6, 2023 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – At least two Christian buildings were bombed last week amid fighting between rival military factions in Sudan, sources said. On Wednesday (Nov. 1) a Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC) building in Omdurman, across the Nile from Khartoum, came under heavy shelling from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) at […]
Terrorists Kill Christian, Kidnap 25 Others in Northern Nigeria
Two others wounded in attack.
November 2, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in northern Nigeria on early Tuesday (Oct. 31), killing one Christian, wounding two and kidnapping 25 others, sources said. In southern Kaduna state’s village of Ungwan Baka, Kachia County, the assailants attacked while residents were asleep, said area resident Emmanuei Yusuf. “The Christian villagers […]
16 Christians Slain in Attacks in Benue State, Nigeria
Slaughters continue in central part of the country.
October 31, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday (Oct. 29) killed six Christians in Benue state, following the slaughter of 10 others earlier this month, sources said. In Tse Gamber village, Gwer West County, the assailants early on Sunday killed three Christians and kidnapped another, said area resident Perver Acham. He […]
Officials Vow to Withdraw Permit for Christian School in Indonesia
Foundation says it has authorization to build.
October 12, 2023 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Bowing to pressure from Islamic protestors, local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia have vowed to withdraw permission that had been granted to build a Christian school, sources said. In the town of Parepare, the district representative council had granted permission for the construction of the school as the […]