5+ hour, 57+ min ago  (268+ words) JENIN/JERUSALEM (Worthy News) " Minority Christians in Palestinian territories faced a tense Christmas after church officials confirmed that "an arson attack" damaged a Christmas tree and a Nativity grotto at the Holy Redeemer Church in Jenin. The incident near the…...

6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (611+ words) BETHLEHEM/BEIJING (Worthy News) " Millions of Christians around the world are marking Christmas in secret amid persecution, violence, and discrimination, according to investigators. Advocacy group International Christian Concern (ICC) said believers in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia face…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (618+ words) TEHRAN (Worthy News) " Five Iranian Christians have been sentenced to a combined 55 years in prison amid a broader crackdown on devout Christian believers in Iran, a strict Islamic nation, sources told Worthy News Thursday. "All of them have been imprisoned…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (241+ words) (Worthy News) " Egyptian Christians facing religious-based violence and discrimination are increasingly relying on underground safe houses as authorities continue to fall short on protecting minority rights, Christian advocates say. Although Egypt's constitution guarantees religious freedom, Christian leaders and human rights…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (255+ words) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced plans Tuesday to overhaul the U.S. military's Chaplain Corps, arguing the institution has drifted from its original mission and lost the "faith and virtue" that defined it when it was established under George Washington more…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (586+ words) TUXTLA GUTI'RREZ, MEXICO (Worthy News) " With Christmas approaching, thousands of Christians, many of them from Indigenous communities, marched near Mexico's southern border "to thank God" for decades of relative peace in the Mexican state of Chiapas, despite reported acts of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (417+ words) (Worthy News) " A Hindu nonprofit organization is moving forward with plans to construct a massive 155-foot Hindu idol of Lord Murugan in rural Chatham County'an enormous structure that, once completed, would stand taller than the Statue of Liberty's figure. The…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1157+ words) PANTAI BUAYA, INDONESIA (Worthy News) " The stench of death is never far away. Yet a Christian community on Sumatra island, overlooked by Muslim authorities, found reasons to "praise God" over the weekend as they received food, medicines, and other goods…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (345+ words) ABUJA (Worthy News) " A Catholic priest remained missing in northern Nigeria Thursday after being abducted from his residence in Kaduna State, Worthy News learned. Emmanuel Ezema was taken late on Tuesday, around 11:30 p.m. local time, from St. Peter's Catholic Church in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (686+ words) PANTAI BUAYA, INDONESIA (Worthy News) " A Pentecostal pastor on Indonesia's Sumatra island has cried out for help, saying his community has been without food, safe water supplies, and fresh clothing for days following massive flooding that killed at least hundreds…...