South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christianity Today Anny Donewald was making good money as a stripper and prostitute in Las Vegas and Beverly Hills, but deep down in her soul there was loneliness and despair until an unexpected intervention of God dramatically changed the direction of her life. Sharing her story on […]
Originally published in Morning Star News In what was termed a “serious blow” to house-church leader Behnam Irani, Iran has sentenced him and two other Christian leaders to six years in prison for their involvement in house churches, human rights groups learned this week. Irani, Abdolreza Ali-Haghnejad and Reza Rabbani, […]
Originally published in Israel Today Yaakov Khalloul, a two-year-old Christian child from the Galilee, made history on Mondaywhen he became the first person in Israel’s modern history to be officially registered as an Aramean. (Photo via Israel Today) To date, all Christians in Israel have been registered with population authorities as […]
Originally published in Christian Telegraph One of three US citizens being detained in North Korea has been released, US officials said yesterday (Tuesday, October 21), reports Michael Ireland, Special Correspondent, ASSIST News Service. State department spokeswoman Marie Harf confirmed that Jeffrey Fowle was on his way home on Tuesday following […]
Originally published in Yahoo News Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State in Syria are training members of the group to fly in three captured fighter jets, a group monitoring the war said on Friday, saying it was the first time the militant group had taken to the air. The […]
Originally published in Assist News Service Working in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region day and night to help meet the needs of people displaced by the threats and violence of the Islamic State (IS) or (ISIS) in Mosul, and other areas, members of an Iraqi ministry team recently came into contact […]
Originally published in Crossmap.com Malala Yousafzai, the youngest-ever Nobel peace laureate, has called on Nigeria to intensify efforts to free 219 schoolgirls who were abducted by Islamist militants six months ago. The Nobel Peace Prize winner said campaigners needed to raise their voices “louder than ever” to demand the freedom […]
Originally published in Aleteia The City of Houston, Texas, is backtracking on a demand that certain Christian pastors in the city hand over sermons they have given in their churches, especially those concerning homosexuality. But the outcry over the move continues, and one pastor is calling for widespread sermons on the […]
Originally published in Christian Today The death sentence on Asia Bibi, who was first found guilty of blasphemy in November 2010, was confirmed today by the Pakistani High Court. She was defended by Christian lawyers including the Provincial Minister for Minorities Affairs and Human Rights, Tahir Khalil Sindhu. However, two […]
Prominent leaders of major Jewish and Christian global organisations this week announced an historic joint initiative calling on world leaders to take urgent, determined actions to halt the brutal persecution of Christians in the Middle East. The joint initiative was unveiled at a press conference on Monday (October 13) at […]