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Cabo Delgado, Mozambique - More than 30 Christians have been beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in Mozambique's northern provinces, according to reports from the Islamic State Mozambique Province (ISMP) itself, which documented the atrocities in a propaganda release. The Islamic State Mozambique Province announced it destroyed at least
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Cairo, Egypt - Dr. Augustine Samaan (also known as Dr. Agustinos Sam'am), a Christian apologist and theologian, was detained by Egyptian authorities in early October 2024 on charges of "defaming Islam." He remains in custody as of mid-October, with his detention extended for additional 15-day periods
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Rebrenya explains how Islamists have slaughtered over 50 in a single day last December and how they have brutally murdered 7 of his brothers and destroyed his village. 0:00 /1:25 1× Nigerian Christians face systematic slaughter in what has become the deadliest place on Earth to follow Jesus
Africa
A heartbreaking and chilling report has emerged from Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where armed bandits launched coordinated attacks on Thursday evening. A resident of Birnin Gwari town, the local government headquarters, confirmed the incident, describing it as a well-coordinated assault by the attackers. According to one
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Nigeria - More than 7,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria during the first 220 days of 2025, an average of 35 deaths per day, according to a report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), a Nigeria-based human rights organization. The report, released
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Washington D.C., United States - US Senator Ted Cruz has renewed his call for legislative action against Nigerian officials accused of involvement in religious persecution, announcing plans to advance his Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act. In a statement posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Senator Cruz wrote,
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Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalia's government has rejected provisions in the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child that would ban marriage under age 18, citing conflicts with Islamic law and the Somali constitution. The decision came shortly after the parliament initially ratified the charter on
Catholic News
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has confirmed the death of one of its pastors, Rev. Anthony Lamba, who was abducted by bandits in Southern Kaduna. LIB reported that Rev. Lamba was kidnapped along with Christiana Anthony and Danlami Zana while working on their farm on Friday, July 25, 2025.
Europe
During Romania’s recent match, fans held up a powerful banner that read: “DEFEND NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS.” Last year 3,100 Christian’s were killed for their faith in Nigeria, that’s more than anywhere else in the world combined according to Opendoors UK. A Christian in Nigeria shared “I have
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Following weeks of youth-led protests in Madagascar that resulted in at least 22 deaths and destruction of property worth millions of dollars, church leaders in the southwestern Indian Ocean island nation called for "peace, protection of life and the common good" in October 2025. Christian Daily International reported
Africa
According to a report from a civil society organization released in October 2025, Islamic extremists and radicalized herder militias have killed over 7,000 Christians within the first 220 days of 2025 in Nigeria. The Christian Post reported the estimate as human rights advocates continue criticizing the Nigerian government'
Europe
Wycliffe Bible Translators reported on October 3, 2025 that it had completed 118 new Bible translations and New Testaments during the past year, marking what the organization called "historic growth" in Scripture accessibility. The Christian Institute covered the announcement in their October 3, 2025 news briefing. The 118