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Originally published in World Watch Monitor Fresh large-scale fighting in the disputed territory between Iraq and its Kurdish region could further drain the region of Christians – only months after the military defeat of Islamic State persuaded some to return to their homes, experts have warned. Small numbers of Iraqi […]
Originally published by World Watch Monitor American pastor Andrew Brunson who has served a year as a prisoner in Turkey as a political hostage has conveyed thanks to those who are advocating for him and praying for him — and he has written a worship song (See at bottom of […]
Originally published in World Net Daily A Muslim who says he beat and killed Christians because of their faith and says he was miraculously healed from bullet wounds he received in one of those attacks has not only converted but become the pastor of a home church in an undisclosed Islamic […]
Originally published in CBN News This may come as a surprise to many of our readers: Christianity is growing faster in Iran than in any other country in the world. The population there is overwhelmingly Muslim, yet tens of thousands are abandoning the faith. On a recent Friday afternoon, some […]
Originally published in Breaking Israel News A collection of dozens of sealing’s, mentioning the names of officials dated to the days of the Judean kingdom prior to the Babylonian destruction, was unearthed during excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the City of David National Park in the area of […]
Originally published in The Christian Times Bishop Anba Angaelos, the head of the Coptic Church in Britain, has recently told Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) militants who killed 100 Christians in Egypt in the past year that they are “loved by God” despite their horrible crimes. “You are […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The massive rise of Christianity in Iran, especially among youths, continues despite the Islamic government’s efforts to suppress the faith. Even Islamic leaders admitted that more and more young people are choosing to follow Christ. According to Mohabat News, which reports on the persecution […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor After four years’ imprisonment for “violating national security”, Iranian Christian Maryam Naghash Zargaran was released from Tehran’s Evin prison on the August 1 2017. She was due to be released four days earlier, on July 28, but, as Mohabat News reported, this was delayed […]
By Michael Gryboski — Originally published by Christian Today A team of archaeologists may have located the home of three of Jesus’ disciples, found in a lost Roman imperial city off of the Sea of Galilee. Researchers from Kinneret College believe they have found the Roman city of Julias, which […]
Originally published in Fox News At the site of an ancient city on the West Bank, archaeologists are hunting for evidence of the tabernacle that once housed the Ark of the Covenant. Associates for Biblical Research, a consortium of individuals and universities, recently completed four weeks of excavation in Shiloh […]