South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in CBN News From Africa to the Middle East to Asia and around the globe, Christians today are more persecuted than ever before. The Third Century writer Tertullian said, “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.” That’s as true today as it was in […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Muslim mob torched and looted the homes of 80 Christian families in the Al-Beida village in Egypt, looking to punish them for wanting to turn one of the buildings in the village into a church so they can worship. International Christian Concern, which […]
Originally published in China Aid Local police detained three Christians in China’s southern Guangdong province on May 30 for receiving various religious materials, including a Bible. On the evening of May 30, authorities took two Christians from their workplaces and one from a residence for possessing religious literature. Shortly afterwards, […]
Originally published in Christian Daily On June 9, seven Christians participated in an extracurricular activity in school in which they distributed a handkerchief and a Bible handbook titled “A Great Story” to each of the 885 students. Local politicians told the police about the activity, leading to the arrest of […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Christians in Kano, the largest city in mainly-Muslim northern Nigeria, were bracing for widespread violence following the June 2 killing of a Christian woman, but the weekend and Sunday services passed without further violence. Bridget Patience Agbahime, 74, originally from the southern state of […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Sudanese authorities on Wednesday (May 25) re-arrested Sudanese church leader Kwa Shamaal, who along with a denominational colleague could face charges calling for the death penalty, attorneys said. Pastor Shamaal, head of missions for the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC), was re-arrested in Khartoum […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald After deciding their gods were angry at them because neighbours had become Christians, Hindu villagers in Chhattisgarh state last month attacked 28 Christians, drove them out from their homes and set their houses on fire, sources said. Christians in Katholi village, Kanker District who […]
Originally published in Christian Today An Egyptian Coptic Christian who was imprisoned for defamation of Islam before being proved innocent, has said he thanks God for his time in jail. “I spent three years and two months in prison,” Bishoy Kameel Garas told International Christian Concern (ICC). “But I thank […]
Originally published in BosNewsLife Christian aid workers have urged prayers after up to 200 Christians were reportedly killed in sustained bombardments of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, as the country’s civil war entered its sixth year. “Lift up in prayer the Christian community of Aleppo and all innocent civilians in […]
Originally published in Christian Today German authorities have been urged to immediately address the plight of Christians and other non-Muslim migrants in refugee centres as new reports reveal that up to 40,000 of these non-Muslim migrants are being harassed for their faith. Human right organisations, including the German-based Open Doors, […]