Chinese Christian Rights Activist Gao Zhisheng Released
Christian human rights activist Gao Zhisheng, kidnapped by state security agents on Feb. 4, 2009, has been released, though he … Read More
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Nigeria Crusade Organizers Report 360,000 Salvations
Organizers of an evangelistic crusade in eastern Nigeria said more than 360,000 people made decisions for Christ during the five-day … Read More
Christians Convene for Global Pentecostal Congress
Some 15,000 believers from around the U.S. and abroad are expected to attend the Empowered 21 Congress, a meeting of … Read More
Thousands Go Barefoot to Address Global Need
More than 250,000 people are going without shoes Thursday to raise awareness about the plight of children in developing nations … Read More
Iranian Authorities Release Assyrian Pastor on Bail
An Assyrian pastor the Iranian government accused of “converting Muslims” has been released from prison on bail and is awaiting … Read More
Easter Crusade Aims to Help Resurrect Haiti
Updated: Roughly 550 pastors in Haiti participated in a two-day event aimed at teaching church leaders to pray for physical and emotional healing in nation still reeling from a January earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people.
Led by evangelist Joan Hunter, daughter of healing ministers Charles and Frances Hunter, the training event began Wednesday in Port-au-Prince and led up to a three-day Healing 4 Haiti crusade Easter weekend that drew roughly 200,000 people in the nation’s capital.
Photo: Healing 4 Haiti will be held outside the government’s National Palace, which was devastated by the earthquake.
Christians Fear Religious Persecution Could Return to Nepal
Four years after Nepal became officially secular, fear is growing that the country could revert to the Hindu state it … Read More
Vietnam Releases Christian Prisoner, Allows U.S. Evangelist to Address Pastors
A Protestant prisoner of conscience who had called for democratic freedoms in Vietnam was released earlier this month after serving … Read More
Christians Join Israelis in Observing Passover in Israel
Many Christians living in Israel joined with Jewish families Monday evening to celebrate the Passover while others prepared their own … Read More
Charismatic Evangelist Hosts Festival to ‘Bless’ Haiti
A North Carolina-based evangelist hopes to help lift a spirit of heaviness that has fallen over Haiti since a massive … Read More
Christians Face 1,000 Attacks in 500 Days in India
Minority Christians in southern Karnataka state are under an unprecedented wave of Christian persecution, having faced more than 1,000 attacks … Read More
Second Wave of Attacks Near Jos, Nigeria Leaves 13 Christians Dead
Less than two weeks after a massive attack in Nigeria that killed 500 Christians, Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday unleashed … Read More
Sudanese Find Refuge at Messianic Ministry
The genocide staged by Sudan’s Islamist regime keeps topping the lists of contemporary disasters. Some 3.5 million South Sudanese Christians … Read More
Morocco Begins Large-Scale Expulsion of Foreign Christians
Moroccan authorities deported more than 40 foreign Christian aid workers last week in an ongoing, nationwide crackdown that included the … Read More
Documentary Explores Modern Asia Revival
A charismatic evangelist is spotlighting what he describes as the world’s “largest numerical revival” in a new documentary that premiers … Read More
Gunmen Kill World Vision Workers in Pakistan
Suspected Islamic militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a Christian relief and development organization in northwest … Read More
Christians Cautiously Hopeful About Ukraine’s New President
Some Christians are cautiously optimistic that religious freedom will not wane under Ukraine’s new president, Viktor Yanukovych, a pro-Russia leader … Read More
Iranian Pastor Tortured, Threatened for ‘Converting Muslims’
An Assyrian pastor the Iranian government accused of “converting Muslims” is being tortured in prison and threatened with execution, sources … Read More
Islamic Assailants Kill Hundreds of Christians Near Jos, Nigeria
An uneasy calm prevailed in Plateau state, Nigeria, Monday following the killing of hundreds of Christians early Sunday morning in … Read More
Court Reverses Revocation of Indonesian Church’s Building Permit
Court Reverses Revocation of Indonesian Church’s Building Permit court in West Java, Indonesia, has reversed the revocation of a Catholic church’s … Read More
Violence Escalates in Iraq Ahead of Elections
Political tensions ahead of parliamentary elections in Iraq on Sunday have left at least eight Chaldean Christians dead in the … Read More