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Published on Charisma. A remarkable archaeological discovery beneath Egypt’s Western Desert is shedding new light on the enduring presence of Christianity in one of the ancient world’s most important regions. Archaeologists recently uncovered a remarkably well-preserved Byzantine-era city at the Dakhla Oasis, revealing a thriving Christian community that flourished approximately 1,600 years […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian musician who has spent more than six years in prison under a death sentence for allegedly blasphemous song lyrics must wait even longer for a Supreme Court hearing after justices cancelled his long-awaited case. Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Sufi Muslim musician from Kano […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News Fulani herdsmen attacked a Christian village in Plateau state, Nigeria, early Monday, killing 28 Christians, including a pastor, after reportedly being guided toward the homes of church leaders, according to Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. The assault took place at about 2am on June […]
Originally published in Christian Today In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a new monument honouring the victims of religious persecution in Nigeria has been erected in the nation’s Benue State. The monument was unveiled in Yelwata, which last year was the scene of a massacre […]
A proposed African charter aimed at promoting family values, national sovereignty and cultural identity is drawing support from lawmakers and religious leaders across the continent while sparking opposition from human rights groups and some governments, who say it could undermine existing protections for women and minority groups, reports Christian Daily. Eighteen […]
Originally published iChristian Daily International Eight years after 14-year-old Leah Sharibu was kidnapped by Islamic extremists along with 109 others from a girls’ school in Nigeria’s Yobe state on February 19 2018, she is the only remaining captive. Now 22, Leah refused her captors’ demands to deny Christ and convert […]
Originally published in Christian Daily Church leaders have warned that growing anti-migrant sentiment in South Africa reflects deeper failures in governance, service delivery and economic inequality, urging authorities and communities to address the root causes of public frustration rather than scapegoating foreign nationals. In a webinar convened by the Association […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News At least a dozen Orthodox Christians have been killed and a century-old church destroyed in a fresh wave of attacks in Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone. The violence, which took place on May 30, left homes and buildings in ruins, including the 101-year-old Telata St Gabriel […]
“The cross has power which I can’t explain,” said a 72-year-old Malawian pastor who has been accompanying evangelist Reini Coetzee during the Malawi stretch of his Crosswalk Africa trek from Cape Town to Jerusalem. Pastor Bernard Frera Mlombwa, who has been with Reini for much of the time since he […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A Catholic bishop has been shot dead in Mozambique. Fifty-year-old Osorio Citora Afonso, the Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of Beira, was shot in the chest in what the Church is describing as “mysterious circumstances”. His body was found on June 6 at […]