VATICAN – Pope’s possible visit to Indonesia, East Timor and PNG
The Catholic Weekly | January 20, 2020 A visit from Pope Francis to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor may happen in September, according to an Indonesian Muslim leader…
NIGERIA – “We are under siege” says the Archbishop of Kaduna where 4 seminarians were kidnapped
Agenzia Fides | January 20, 2020 "No other Country will tolerate this type of insecurity without calling for mass protests. Definitely our country is under siege", said His Exc. Mgr.…
TURKEY – Christian Couple Kidnapped in Turkey
Gatestone Institute | Uzay Bulut | January 20, 2020 Since January 11, an elderly Assyrian Christian couple, Hurmuz Diril (71) and his wife Şimoni (65), have been missing from the…
NIGERIA – Two Young Christian Women Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Morning Star News | January 20, 2020 Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, on Friday (Jan. 17), sources said. The herdsmen on motorbikes…
NIGERIA – Leah Sharibu alive, doing well in Boko Haram custody— Freed aid worker
News Express | Gyang Bere | January 20, 2020 A 26-year-old medical aid worker working with Alliance For International Medical Action, Jennifer Ukambong Samuel, who regained freedom from the Boko…
INDONESIA – Pope’s possible visit to Indonesia, East Timor and PNG
The Catholic Weekly | Guest Contributor | January 20, 2020 A visit from Pope Francis to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor may happen in September, according to an…
INDONESIA – Pope’s possible visit to Indonesia, East Timor and PNG
Catholic Weekly | Guest Contributor | Jan. 20, 2020 Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican 4 December, 2019. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring A…
LEBANON – Violent unrest grips Beirut as ‘week of rage’ escalates
CNN | Ben Wedeman, Ghazi Balkiz and Joshua Berlinger | January 20, 2020 Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)Violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters gripped sections of Beirut Sunday night, as part of a…
TURKEY – Christian Couple Kidnapped in Turkey
Gatestone Institute | Uzay Bulut | Jan. 20, 2020 Since January 11, an elderly Assyrian Christian couple, Hurmuz Diril (71) and his wife Şimoni (65), have been missing from the…
NIGERIA – Two Young Christian Women Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Morning Star News | Jan. 20, 2020 JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, on Friday (Jan. 17),…
EU/NIGERIA – EU accuses Buhari of overseeing Christian persecution, ethnic cleansing in Nigeria
National Pivot Nigeria | Joe Adams | January 20, 2020 The European parliament, legislative branch of the European Union, has accused the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of overseeing the…
AFRICA/NIGERIA – “We are under siege” says the Archbishop of Kaduna where 4 seminarians were kidnapped
Agency Fides | Jan. 20, 2020 Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "No other Country will tolerate this type of insecurity without calling for mass protests. Definitely our country is under siege",…
NIGERIA – Another Christian killed by 10-year old ISWAP member
The Guardian | Timileyin Omilana | Jan. 19, 2020 Islamic State West African Province has released a video that shows a Christian man being executed by an Islamic State child…
IRAN – Christian activist in Tehran arrested for tweets criticizing Iran
DISRN | Jordyn Pair | January 17, 2020 Iranian news reports that Christian human rights activist Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi, who was working in Tehran, was arrested on January 12. Her location and…
RELEASE – 2020 Open Doors World Watch List Heightens Urgency of Persecuted Christians Worldwide
For Immediate Release | January 17, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians Points to Nigeria’s Unchanged Ranking, Even Amid Especially Violent Year in African Nation WASHINGTON—Open Doors USA, a community of…
NIGERIA – ISWAP release five kidnapped aid workers
ABN TV | Jan. 16, 2020 Islamic State-aligned jihadists have released five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State, security sources and one of those freed said Thursday.…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram Have More Checkpoints In North-East
IReportNews | Jan. 17, 2020 Following an increased number of checkpoints manned by Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East region of Nigeria, the United Nations has decried the development on…
IRAN – Christian activist in Tehran arrested for tweets criticizing Iran
Discrn | Jordyn Pair | Jan. 17, 2020 Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi | Twitter Iranian news reports that Christian human rights activist Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi, who was working in Tehran, was…
WORLDWIDE – Religions can be part of the solution for peace, not the problem, faith leaders say
Presbyterian Outlook | Religion News Service | January 17, 2020 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When John Lennon wrote his hit song “Imagine,” eliminating religions and the divisions they entail was…
TURKEY – Family of Priest Abducted by ‘Unidentified Men’ in Turkey
Faithwire | Will Maule | January 16, 2020 The parents of a Chaldean Catholic priest have disappeared in southeastern Turkey. According to Washington D.C.-based persecution watchdog, International Christian Concern, the…
NIGERIA – ISWAP release five kidnapped aid workers
ABN | Victor Okoroafor | January 16, 2020 Islamic State-aligned jihadists have released five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State, security sources and one of those freed…
WORLDWIDE – Report: Radical Islam Still Driving Global Christian Persecution
Breitbart | Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. | Jan. 16, 2020 Islamic extremism is a primary driver of Christian persecution in eight out of the ten most dangerous places for Christians…
CHINA – Christians see ‘alarming’ trend worldwide as China builds ‘blueprint of persecution’
Fox News | Caleb Parke | Jan. 16, 2020 Shortly before President Trump signed phase one of the historic trade deal with China, a Chinese pastor described the fear and…
TURKEY – Family of Priest Abducted by ‘Unidentified Men’ in Turkey
Faithwire | Will Maule | Jan. 16, 2020 The parents of a Chaldean Catholic priest have disappeared in southeastern Turkey. According to Washington D.C.-based persecution watchdog, International Christian Concern, the…
CHINA – Christians see ‘alarming’ trend worldwide as China builds ‘blueprint of persecution’
Fox News | Caleb Parke | January 15, 2020 Shortly before President Trump signed phase one of the historic trade deal with China, a Chinese pastor described the fear and intimidation believers are enduring under the Communist…
IRAN – Iran’s Intelligence Minister – MAHMOUD ALAVI – laments as christianity dominates Iran
Opera | January 15, 2020 Iran’s Intelligence Minister – Mahmoud Alavi - has admitted publicly for the first time that Christianity is spreading throughout Iran. According to “Iranwire.com” Mahmoud Alavi -…
NIGERIA – Nigerian Rights Advocates Ask Pope, Trump, to Intervene to Stop Christian Genocide
Breitbart | Thomas Williams | January 15, 2020 The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) is appealing to President Trump and Pope Francis to intercede with their government to…
WORLDWIDE / CHINA – ‘Rise of Surveillance State’ Against Christians the Focus of 2020 World Watch List
Faithwire | Tré Goins-Phillips | Jan. 15, 2020 For a moment, imagine knowing you are being watched; imagine passing through facial recognition technology or fingerprint scanning to enter your church.…
NIGERIA – Nigerian Rights Advocates Ask Pope, Trump, to Intervene to Stop Christian Genocide
Breitbart | Thomas D. Williams | January 15, 2020 The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) is appealing to President Trump and Pope Francis to intercede with their government…
IRAQ – What’s next for Christians in the Middle East?
Angesul | Stephen M. Rasche | January 14, 2020 The future of the Iraqi Christians stands now on a precipice. The coming months will likely determine whether they are pushed…
INDIA – Thousands Protest Over Proposed Jesus Christ Statue In Karnataka
Eurasia News | EurAsian Times | Jan. 14, 2020 Hundreds of Hindu activists affiliated to the RSS protested on Monday to oppose a planned statue of Jesus Christ in Karnataka…
RELEASE – Deadly Bloodshed Continues for Nigerian Christians
For Immediate Release | January 14, 2020 As Ongoing Violence Is Documented, Save the Persecuted Christians Reiterates Urgent Call for U.S. Special Envoy in Nigeria/Lake Chad Region WASHINGTON—A French philosopher…
USA/VATICAN – Ambassador Gingrich’s Remarks to the Abrahamic Faiths Initiative
U.S. Embassy to the Holy See | January 14, 2020 Ambassador Gingrich’s Remarks to the Abrahamic Faiths Initiative Villa Richardson January 14, 2020 Your Eminence, Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, and…
NIGERIA – Bandits Kill 35, Abduct 58 Others, Demand N100m Ransom in Kaduna – 10 Villages attacked
AF-FEEDNEWS | John Shiklam in Kaduna | Jan. 13, 2020 About 35 people have been reportedly killed while 58 others were said to have been abducted following the invasion of…
IRAN – ‘We don’t want Islamic Republic’: Thousands of protesters stand up to Iran’s brutality
Washington Examiner | Kaylee McGhee | January 12, 2020 The numbers were horrifying: Anywhere from 400 to more than 1,500 dead and thousands more imprisoned at the hands of the Iranian…
TURKEY – Turkey’s No Longer Best-Kept Secret: Islamized Christians
Gatestone Institute | Vasileios Meichanetsidis | Jan. 12, 2020 A recent statement by a Turkish mayor belonging to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was particularly…
AFRICA – Africa’s Young Christian Communities Are Now in Islamic-Extremist Crosshairs
NCR | Nina Shea | January 11, 2020 An ongoing Islamic extremist project to exterminate Christians in sub-Saharan Africa is even more brutal and more consequential for the Church than…
AFRICA – Africa’s Young Christian Communities Are Now in Islamic-Extremist Crosshairs
Hudson Institute | Nina Shea | Jan. 11, 2020 An ongoing Islamic extremist project to exterminate Christians in sub-Saharan Africa is even more brutal and more consequential for the Church…
U.K. – Government to increase protections for persecuted Christians abroad, following Bishop’s review
U.K. Telegraph | Gabriella Swerling, Social and Religious Affairs Editor | Jan. 11, 2020 Persecuted Christians abroad will have their protection bolstered by the British government, following a landmark pledge…
AFRICA – Africa’s Young Christian Communities Are Now in Islamic-Extremist Crosshairs
The Hudson Institute | Nina Shea | January 11, 2020 An ongoing Islamic extremist project to exterminate Christians in sub-Saharan Africa is even more brutal and more consequential for the…
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