The Persecuted Church

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, 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, 11+ 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   (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…...

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…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (358+ words) A China without religious freedom, is a China we cannot do business with....

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (785+ words) Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with more than 240 million people of who slightly over half are recorded as Muslims, with Christians not far behind, while some reports have recorded Christians facing persecution in parts of the country. The west…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (413+ words) The extraordinary case of Felix Ngole continues this week with a second appearance in the Court of Appeal due to his expression of his Christian beliefs. Felix is thought to be the first person ever to have fought two separate…...