The death toll from widespread flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to at least 604, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Agency. Thousands remain…
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Churches vandalized in Sudan with Islamic Shahadah written on walls
Two churches in Port Sudan were defaced in coordinated acts of vandalism, with Islamic declarations painted in red graffiti on their exterior walls. Read More The Christian Post | RSS
Pope Leo honors ‘courageous Christian witness of the Armenian people’ in Turkey visit
Pope Leo XIV praised the endurance and faith of the Armenian people during a visit to Istanbul, where he addressed the Armenian Apostolic community at their cathedral, a diaspora church…
Croatian Catholic nun stabbed by migrant who shouted ‘Allahu akbar’: report
A Catholic nun was stabbed with a sharp object in Croatia’s capital by a man who allegedly shouted “Allahu akbar” during the attack. She survived and is receiving treatment at…
Rebel nuns win reprieve to stay in convent, refuse to sign church demands they get off social media
Three elderly nuns who broke into their former convent after fleeing a Catholic Church-run care home may remain there, but only if they give up social media, cease contact with…
Christian documentarian banned from filming at historic site over ‘religious affiliation’
Christian human rights organisation Voice for Justice UK has raised serious concerns about the National Trust after a Catholic filmmaker was denied filming permission at a Christian site. Read More…
Nigerian pres. declares national security emergency amid rash of kidnappings, priest dying in captivity
The Nigerian government is scrambling to respond after a wave of abductions and attacks, including one in which more than 300 schoolchildren were seized. This, along with the announcement that…
India’s Supreme Court upholds Christian army officer’s dismissal for refusing to enter temple
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday dismissed the appeal of a Christian Army officer who was terminated for refusing to enter the inner sanctum of his regiment’s temple. Read…
Anglican priest dies in captivity after being kidnapped in Nigeria amid wave of abductions
Amid a rash of mass kidnappings in Nigeria, an Anglican priest in Nigeria abducted along with his wife and daughter has died in captivity, leaders of the Church of Nigeria,…
13 Israelis arrested after breaching border, crossing into Syria, calling for settlements in Syrian Golan
Thirteen Israeli citizens were arrested after breaching the border and crossing into Syrian territory at two separate locations in the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon on Thursday, the Israel Defense…