
Exactly one year after the notorious Paris jihadist attacks on the offices of the French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, the journal has released an anniversary issue depicting a cover drawing of God toting an AK-47 on his back with the
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Jan 2016, 7:46 AM PST0

The year 2015 will go down in memory as a period of unprecedented Christian persecution throughout the world, resulting in thousands of deaths along with continuous targeted acts of violence and terror.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.31 Dec 2015, 3:28 AM PST0

The latest news from that most trustworthy of nuclear partners, Iran, has secret police thugs beating a Christian convert and dragging him off into the snow, while his family unsuccessfully pleaded to at least give him some warm clothing.
by John Hayward30 Dec 2015, 8:11 PM PST0

The world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25, including Christians in the Middle East, where–despite persecution or threats–they celebrated the birthday of their Savior.
by Mary Chastain26 Dec 2015, 8:57 AM PST0

The North Korean government is demanding Canadian officials apologize for “recklessly spouting rubbish” after expressing concern regarding the arrest of Hyeon Soo Lim, a Korean-Canadian pastor sentenced to a life of hard labor for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the Kim Jong-un regime.
by Frances Martel23 Dec 2015, 7:27 AM PST0

Nearly 150 Iraqi Christian refugees, including 62 children, are no longer facing devastating persecution in their homeland at the hands of the murderous Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), thanks to an American husband and wife who helped them flee to Europe, ABC News reports.
by Edwin Mora21 Dec 2015, 6:40 PM PST0

The United Nations insists critics of its predominant refugee agency, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), are “misinformed” when it comes to their questions over why the agency seems to resettle very few Christian refugees from the Middle East.
by Jordan Schachtel21 Dec 2015, 11:50 AM PST0

In a house in Bradford, north England a scene is being played out that is as old as Christianity itself: the faithful gathering in a home to share fellowship and the gospel. The guests, some of whom have travelled from
by Donna Rachel Edmunds14 Dec 2015, 12:35 AM PST0

A Muslim family in Pakistan beat an eight-year-old Christian girl and left her naked on the street in order to punish her uncle for courting a Muslim girl, according to reports. The Muslim family allegedly abducted the Christian girl, named
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Dec 2015, 1:31 AM PST0

The Cuban government has issued a demolition order for every church in the Abel Santamaria district in the southern city of Santiago de Cuba, according to reports from Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). The five churches in the neighborhood are slated
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Dec 2015, 1:26 AM PST0

As Vietnam prepares to enact new legislation that will seriously curb religious freedom, police have begun cracking down on Christians, especially those most vocal about their faith. In a period of just ten days, police twice assaulted Christian student activist Chu Manh Son and Catholic journalist Tran Minh Nhat, each of whom had previously served prison terms for denouncing Vietnam’s human rights violations.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.19 Nov 2015, 10:53 AM PST0

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is investigating what it calls a “global crisis” of religious freedom, and the resulting challenge to U.S. Foreign Policy.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Oct 2015, 12:17 PM PST0

The woman reportedly screamed for mercy while being raped, but no one came to her assistance. Relatives of the woman have retained the services of Christian lawyer Sardar Mushtaq Gill, who runs an advocacy group offering free legal assistance to Pakistani Christians and other minorities who are victims of abuse and religious persecution.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 Oct 2015, 5:17 AM PST0

Saddique Azam, a Catholic teacher who was recently appointed principal of a primary school in a small village of Pakistan, was severely beaten and tortured by three Islamist extremist teachers who said they refused to work under a Christian.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Oct 2015, 12:49 PM PST0

The latest “blasphemy” trial from Pakistan involves a Christian laborer named Pervaiz Masih, who was working on a construction site when one of his Muslim co-workers reportedly knocked off work to listen to a religious speech. Masih told him to get back to work, an argument ensued, and according to the charges, Masih made “derogatory remarks against the prophet of Islam.”
by John Hayward7 Sep 2015, 6:33 AM PST0

An atheist organization has threatened a lawsuit against an Indiana public school district if it allows the traditional nativity scene at this year’s Christmas concert.
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Sep 2015, 7:21 PM PST0

In some of his sharpest language to date, Pope Francis condemned global violence against Christians on Thursday in a letter to the vicar of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Maroun Lahham.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Aug 2015, 4:36 PM PST0

On Thursday, North Korea marched a Canadian Christian hostage out in front of cameras, so he could admit to crimes against the glorious State—specifically, the crime of placing God above the “Dear Leadership.”
by John Hayward31 Jul 2015, 8:19 PM PST0

In a story worthy of a Dostoevsky novel, the remains of a man who was tortured to death in Prague have proven to belong to Czech Catholic priest Josef Toufar, the “Miracle Priest” who died from torture at the hands of the Communist secret service (StB) in 1950.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.25 Jun 2015, 12:37 PM PST0

According to Bishop John McAreavey, the Chair of the Council for Justice & Peace of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, statistics show that the situation of Christian persecution in the world is far more dire than most people understand.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.17 May 2015, 8:23 AM PST0

In the space of just five days, from May 10 to 15, 2015, Hindu Fundamentalist groups have carried out five separate attacks against Christians in their places of worship in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, which is under the authority of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.17 May 2015, 8:12 AM PST0

The U.S. State Department’s recent rejection of an Iraqi nun’s request for a visa has ignited a firestorm, with conservatives calling for an official congressional probe into the decision.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 May 2015, 2:03 PM PST0

All but one of the members of an Iraqi delegation of minority groups—comprising representatives of the Yazidi and Turkmen Shia religious communities—have been granted visas to come for official meetings in Washington. The lone member denied a visa was the only Iraqi Christian in the group, a Catholic nun.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Apr 2015, 7:43 AM PST0

The Director of the Vatican Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed on Wednesday that Pope Francis will visit Cuba ahead of his visit to the United States in September 2015.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Apr 2015, 2:19 PM PST0

In the midst of preparations for the World Meeting of Families to be celebrated in Philadelphia next September with the presence of Pope Francis, Archbishop Charles Chaput offered a grim assessment of the state of religious freedom in the world.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Mar 2015, 4:01 AM PST0