Persecution and Freedom

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (230+ words) By Morning Star News on October 5, 2026No Comment Central Mosque in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. (El-siddeeq lame, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani gunmen killed two Christians and wounded three others on Sunday night (Oct. 4) in…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (439+ words) LIAQATPUR, PAKISTAN (Worthy News) – Christians in eastern Pakistan were mourning Friday after a young Christian watchman was reportedly killed by unidentified attackers, prompting calls for justice and greater protection of the nation’s Christian minority. Shahid Masih, also known as Sadu,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (577+ words) A member of the Mormon church in Reading has spoken out about his “loss of trust” in its leadership – amid an ongoing six-year battle for change. Douglas Stilgoe, aka “Nemo the Mormon”, was born into the church, his grandparents having…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (394+ words) Bible access may be widespread in the United States and other Western countries, but a new report reveals that 500 million Christians in more than 80 countries face significant barriers to reading God’s Word—from government restrictions and socioeconomic challenges to limited…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1056+ words) More than 500 million Christians worldwide face restrictions on obtaining or using a Bible, with government controls, extremist violence and pressure from families and communities making access difficult or dangerous, according to a new report. The Bible Access List 2026 estimates that…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (685+ words) Airmen and guardians must update their Religious Affiliation Codes as the Department of the Air Force revises personnel data systems to match the Pentagon’s standardized list of faith designations. The requirement applies across the Air Force and Space Force. On…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (293+ words) On 1 October, after a brief illness, Mother Anastasia, Abbess of the Holy Monastery of the Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon in Smolyan, fell asleep in the Lord at the age of 74. The blessed nun was born on 4 August 1952 in Rudozem. She…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (870+ words) BEIJING (Worthy News) – China has detained a prominent house-church pastor and seven fellow Christians on “suspicion of fraud,” while elsewhere police confiscated believers’ mobile phones and ordered Christians to replace worship hymns with songs praising the Chinese Communist Party, Worthy…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (657+ words) At a BYU forum, American writer Ross Douthat argued that belief in God is not just reasonable — it may be the thing that carries humanity forward...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (322+ words) The Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, was notified in August. Although the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government claims that it aims to curb forced and fraudulent religious conversions, local leaders say the law has curbed religious freedom for Christians…...