Pastor and priest Abducted in Wave of Kidnappings in Nigeria
JOS, NIGERIA (ANS) -- A Protestant pastor and a Catholic priest in two different states in north-central Nigeria were kidnapped by gunmen on Monday...
How renewed rocket fire affects local Israeli believers
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (ANS) -- Since Monday morning (March 25), rockets have been launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the first one hitting...
Chinese Authorities Ban Major House Church in Beijing
BEIJING, CHINA (ANS) -- More than 20 police officers and other Chinese government officials raided a Bible school class at Beijing’s Shouwang Church.
The authorities...
Minority Rights Group Leader Calls for Release of Asia Bibi
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (ANS) -- The Chief Executive of International Minorities Concern, a UK-based advocacy group for minority rights, has called on believers in...
Disabled Iraqi Christian Woman Overcomes Persecution
WASHINGTON D.C. (ANS) -- Although the reconstruction of Mosul is slow, following its three-year occupation by the Islamic State (ISIS), the city’s bustling university...
Police in India File Charges against Pastors
HYDERABAD, INDIA (ANS) -- Three pastors in western India have been criminally charged in retaliation for refuting a false account of a Hindu extremist...
In Luhansk People’s Republic, Baptist Churches Are forced to Halt Services
Luhansk People's Republic, Ukraine - Officials of the unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic threatened Baptist Union pastors not to meet for worship, sending "a clear...
Alabama Recognizes the Assyrian, Armenian, Greek Genocide
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA (ANS) -- Alabama has officially become the 49th U.S. state to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
Governor Kay Ivey issued a powerful proclamation recognizing...
Sentences handed to Suspects of Surabaya Church Bombings
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (ANS) -- A married couple has been convicted and sentenced to prison for their suspected involvement in the bombing of three churches...
Vandals Cause Serious Damage in Attack on A French Church
PARIS, FRANCE (ANS) --Vandals caused serious damage in an attack on a French Church. The church in Angoulême, France, was severely damaged on March...