LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A mentally ill Christian jailed since March 2019 on a charge of blasphemy, punishable by death, has been granted bail, sources said. Stephen Masih was arrested on March 11, 2019 after a Muslim mob burst into his home in Imranpura Bedian village, Sialkot District, beat him and other family members […]
Christian in Pakistan Jailed since March 2019 Granted Bail
Mentally ill Stephen Masih falsely accused of blasphemy, sources say.
June 8, 2022 By -
Christian Girl in Pakistan Testifies of Kidnapping, Rape
Police initially slow to investigate Muslim who ‘married’ her, sources say.
June 7, 2022 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A 15-year-old Christian girl told a court in Pakistan on Monday (June 6) that she was kidnapped and raped by the Muslim accused of abducting her and forcibly converting and marrying her. While most girls facing captors’ threats to harm them or their families are pressured into making false statements […]
Terrorists Gun Down, Bomb Worshippers in Southwest Nigeria
Catholic church service in Ondo state attacked.
June 5, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Terrorists launched a gun and bomb attack at the end of a Catholic Mass in southwest Nigeria on Sunday (June 5), killing an estimated 70 worshippers, sources said. The terrorists attacked the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, at about 9 a.m., church leaders and residents told […]
Youth Pastor Killed in Muslim Extremist Attack on Church
Two injured in assault following burial.
June 3, 2022 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A youth pastor in Uganda died on May 26 from an axe blow to the head sustained during an Islamic extremist attack on a church on May 20, sources said. Emmanuel Mugabi sustained deep cuts on his leg and head and lost consciousness in the attack, said Bishop Sserugga John […]
Clergyman Kidnapped, Christians Killed in Northern Nigeria
Eight slain in Bauchi state.
May 30, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Abductions of Christian church leaders continued in northern Nigeria with the kidnapping of two Roman Catholic priests last week and two other clergymen earlier this month in Katsina state, sources said. The kidnapping early on Wednesday (May 25) of priests Stephen Ojapah and Oliver Okpara, along with two parishioners from […]
Muslim Forcibly Marries, Converts Christian Girl, Family Says
Neighbor kidnapped 15-year-old, relatives say.
May 27, 2022 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Faisalabad, Pakistan who abducted a 15-year-old Roman Catholic girl has forced her to marry him and convert to Islam, but police refuse to help the family, sources said. Nadeem Masih, a sanitation worker at a textile factory, told Morning Star News that his daughter, Saba Masih, was abducted on […]
Christian Properties Attacked over Blasphemy Allegations in Nigeria
Muslim youths attack in Katanga, Bauchi state, sources say.
May 23, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim youths searching for a Christian woman alleged to have blasphemed the prophet of Islam set homes and shops ablaze on Friday (May 20) in northeast Nigeria, sources said. The Muslims destroyed the Christian-owned properties in Katanga, Bauchi state after rumors began that a medical staff member of the Warji […]
Christians Accuse Policeman in India of Destroying Church Building
Officer threatened to arrest, kill them, they say.
May 19, 2022 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – After months of appeals to officials in central India, Christians are still awaiting action against a police officer alleged to have burned down a church building and threatened them with false charges if they continue worshiping, sources said. In Chhattisgarh state’s Kistaram village, Konta District, Sub-Inspector Bhavesh Shende on Feb. […]
Muslim Villagers Destroy Church Building and Pastor’s House
Islamic leader and wife accept Christ after miraculous healing.
May 17, 2022 By -
NAIROBI (Morning Star News) – Muslims furious that an Islamic leader and his wife put their faith in Christ destroyed a pastor’s house and church building in eastern Uganda on May 6, sources said. After Sheikh Musyoya Anasi and his wife accepted Christ the morning of May 6, that same afternoon Muslims wielding machetes and clubs […]
Rioters Attack Christian Sites over Arrests in Sokoto, Nigeria
Churches, shops damaged as Muslims demand release of suspected killers.
May 15, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Rioters upset over the arrest of two Muslims in connection with the killing of a Christian college student in Sokoto, Nigeria attacked three church buildings and looted and damaged Christian-owned shops on Saturday (May 14), sources said. Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a 200-level student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in […]