The recent arrest of a mentally disabled Christian waste collector in Lahore is driving renewed awareness of how Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws continue to disproportionately target the country’s most vulnerable…
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Several killed as another church, homes bombed in Sudan
Another church building was targeted in Sudan on Friday (Dec. 20) in an air strike by the Sudanese Air Force (SAF) that also destroyed at least five houses of civilians,…
Wartime dampens Christmas celebrations in Nazareth; Arab Christian prays for ‘better days’
Christmas in Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth has not been the same in the last two years, according to Yasmeen Mazzawi, an Arab Christian who has served as a volunteer paramedic…
Pope Francis doubles down on condemnation of Israel’s ‘cruelty’ in Gaza
For the second time in the last couple of days, Pope Francis condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza during his official remarks. Read More The Christian Post | RSS
Pope Francis appoints new bishop to Texas diocese, replacing critic
Pope Francis has appointed a new bishop to a Texas-based diocese who will replace a theologically conservative critic of the pontiff removed from office last year. Read More The Christian…
Tributes pour in for 9-year-old boy killed in Christmas market attack
Heartfelt tributes have flooded in following the death of a 9-year-old boy in the recent German Christmas market attack. The young victim, described by his mother as her “little teddy…
Evangelical church under investigation over ‘terrorist’ symbols sold at Christmas market
A Protestant church in Hesse, Germany, is under investigation after vendors were seen selling symbols associated with the terrorist organization Hamas at the church’s Christmas market event. Read More The…
Iraqi Parliament may legalize child rape, allow men to marry 9-year-olds
Iraq is considering a constitutional amendment that would lower the legal age of marriage for girls to 9, effectively legalizing child rape. Read More The Christian Post | RSS
Germany Christmas market attack: Death toll rises to 5, over 200 injured
The death toll from a terror attack at a Christmas market in eastern Germany has risen to five after a man identified as Taleb Al, a Saudi-born psychiatrist, plowed his…
At least 2 killed, dozens injured in Christmas market attack in Germany
An individual plowed their black BMW into pedestrians at high speed at a crowded Christmas market in Germany at around 7 p.m. local time Friday, resulting in at least two…