Originally published in Charisma News A Chinese woman has reportedly been arrested for repeatedly sharing the Christian Gospel with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan. The woman, named Zhou Jinxia, landed in the crosshairs on February 20, after reportedly going to the Communist Party of China headquarters in Beijing, […]
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Chinese Christians banned from sharing religious content online
Originally published in Christian News Christians in China are facing a crackdown by their government, to control every word and image of religious content they post on the internet. The country’s unregistered house churches, aided by online content, to survive the pandemic and persecution, are having that support stripped away, according […]
Pakistani pastors attacked as Christian persecution worsens
Originally published by World Watch Monitor A Pakistani pastor was killed and another wounded last Sunday in an attack outside their church in northwestern Peshawar. The two pastors were leaving the Shaheedan-e- all Saints’ Church where they had led the Sunday morning service when two men on a motorbike drove up […]
Nepalese pastor jailed for praying for healing from COVID
Originally published in CBN News A Christian pastor in Nepal was convicted of violating the country’s anti-conversion law after he prayed for healing from Covid-19. According to International Christian Concern (ICC), Pastor Keshav Acharya was brought before the District Court in Dolpa on 30th November where he was sentenced to two years […]
Pastor Yonggi Cho, founder of world’s largest megachurch, dies at 85
Originally published in CBN News David Yonggi Cho, pastor of the world’s largest megachurch, died this morning, his church said in a press release. He was 85. Cho is the founder of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea and spent decades spreading the gospel in that country. At the time […]
Paralympic superstar is actually an abortion survivor
Originally published in Lifesite News If you read Filipino swimmer Ernie A. Gawilan’s profile at the website of the International Paralympic Committee, you won’t read anything about abortion. His “type of impairment” is listed as “limb deficiency,” and the “origin of impairment” is noted as “congenital.” Gawilan began swimming in the year […]
Afghan Christians facing persecution, martyrdom under Taliban
How to pray for Afghanistan today — see prayer points at bottom of page As the world watches the West scramble to pluck its nationals and allies from the tightening grip of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the lives of local Christians and missionaries who suddenly find themselves within the noose […]
Christian villagers in India brutally beaten for refusing to denounce Jesus
Originally published by Voice of the Martyrs On August 15 11 Christians were brutally attacked by anti-Christian activists in Adnadhi village, the Badwani district of Madhya Pradesh. During the incident, a mob of nearly 250 people, led by the village mukya (chief), physically assaulted the Christians for refusing to denounce […]
‘Pray, pray, pray’ for vulnerable Christians in Afghanistan
By Anne Lim — Originally published in Eternity News As the Taliban takes full control in Afghanistan, Christian pastors are pleading for prayers as they and their families hide in fear from the conquering Islamic extremist group. Since the weekend, hundreds of Afghans have flooded Kabul’s airport, desperate to catch […]
Pakastani Christians granted asylyum after release from death row
Originally published in Eternity News This week, a Pakistani Christian couple, who had been on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, has safely arrived in Europe*. The Lahore High Court had overturned their death sentence in early June. A session court had sentenced Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel to death by hanging in 2014. The parents of four faced death threats after the news of their acquittal broke. “We are delighted that Shagufta and Shafqat […]