Orthodox News
Aida Najaflou, a Christian convert held in Tehran's Evin Prison, suffered a spinal fracture after falling from her bunk bed on October 31. She was transferred to Taleghani Hospital, where X-rays confirmed a fractured T12 vertebra. However, she was sent back to Evin Prison on a stretcher the
USA
Gunmen attacked St. Mary's Catholic School in the Papiri community of Niger State's Agwara district early Friday morning, abducting 215 pupils along with 12 teachers. The Diocese of Kontagora described the kidnapping as "painful and disturbing," with Father Jatau Luka Joseph stating that armed
Orthodox News
Gunmen attacked the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, central Nigeria's Kwara state, on Tuesday evening, killing at least two people and kidnapping the pastor and several worshippers. Police responded to gunfire at around 6 p.m. and discovered one person fatally shot inside the church and another in
USA
Zimnako Salah, 46, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on November 7 to six years in federal prison in connection with his plot targeting Christian churches. In March 2025, a jury in Sacramento convicted Salah of strapping a backpack around the toilet of a Christian church in Roseville with the intent
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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released a report this week titled "Patterns of Religious Repression in Latin America's Authoritarian Triad," identifying Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela as the most clearly authoritarian states in Latin America and the region's most flagrant freedom of
USA
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on November 13 titled "Fostering the Future for American Children and Families," designed to modernize America's foster care system and protect religious families from discrimination. The initiative is led by First Lady Melania Trump and aims to empower young
Oceania
YouVersion celebrated one billion device installs across its family of Bible apps this November, marking one of the most downloaded apps in history. The milestone comes during a record-breaking year for Bible engagement, with global app installs up more than 12 percent year-over-year and daily usage growing 18 percent compared
USA
President Donald Trump launched "America Prays," a nationwide initiative calling Americans to unite in prayer as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026. The initiative urges Americans to dedicate one hour of prayer every week for the United States and
Europe
Europe witnessed 2,211 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2024, with church arson attacks nearly doubling to 94 incidents and personal attacks rising from 232 to 274 cases, according to a report released this week by the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe. Germany accounted for one-third
Europe
The UK Supreme Court ruled that Christian religious education taught in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with human rights standards and is unlawful. The court reinstated a 2022 High Court ruling that found the teaching of RE and collective worship breached human rights as it does not approach the
President Bola Tinubu's administration on Friday allowed into Nigeria a Saudi Arabian-born Islamic fundamentalist, Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem, who charges Muslims to enslave and kill non-Muslims who refuse to convert to Islam, pay taxation to an Islamic government, and obey the Sharia law worldwide. The Muslim cleric, a
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A high court in Pakistan granted bail to a Christian woman imprisoned for more than a year over false accusations of blasphemy. Christian attorney Lazar Allah Rakha said that Lahore High Court Justice Asjad Javaid Ghural on November 6 ordered the release of 29-year-old Stella Khawar on bail in two