Pastor, Daughter and Son-in-Law Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria – Morningstar News
Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria.
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Cardinal Pell no longer prefect of Vatican’s economy secretariat
Alessandro Gisotti, interim Holy See press office director, confirmed Tuesday via Twitter that Cardinal George Pell is no longer prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.
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Two Christians Killed in Separate States in India – Morningstar News
A Christian in Chhattisgarh state, India who endured opposition for three years was killed on Feb. 12, a day after a convert who faced persecution in neighboring Odisha state was slain.
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‘Love the Stranger’: Jewish Couple Gives $5 Million to Help Christian Missionary Doctors in Africa
Mark Gerson and his wife Rabbi Erica Gerson are giving $5 million over the next 10 years to fund Christian mission teaching hospitals across Africa.
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Missions doctor Bill Wallace focus of new kids’ book | Baptist Press
A new children's book on the life of Bill Wallace, a Southern Baptist missionary doctor in China from 1935 until his death in 1951, has been released, with a foreword by IMB President Paul Chitwood.
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Christian in Sri Lanka Arrested after Reporting Threat on His Life, Watchdog Group Reports – Morningstar News
Police in Sri Lanka arrested a Christian who reported a Buddhist mob’s threat on his life, according to an advocacy group in the island country.
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Chitwood: IMB must communicate with Southern Baptists | Baptist Press
IMB President Paul Chitwood sets forth his vision for Southern Baptists staying abreast of the work of the nearly 3,700 IMB missionaries taking the Gospel to the nations...
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Christian Mother from Somalia Beaten, Raped in Kenya – Morningstar News
Somali Muslims who beat and raped a Christian mother of four last month began sending threatening messages more than a year ago at a refugee camp in Kenya, she said.
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Pope Francis: Pray with St. Bakhita for the end of human trafficking
Pope Francis called Sunday for an end to human trafficking, encouraging Catholics to pray for the intercession of St. Josephine Bakhita, the patron of trafficking victims.
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Chitwood installed as IMB president | Baptist Press
Unity, fellowship and promises of mutual support characterized the installation of International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood and the Sending Celebration of 19 newly appointed international missionaries on Wednesday, (Feb. 6).
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TRUSTEES: IMB elects EVP, appoints 19 missionaries | Baptist Press
International Mission Board trustees unanimously elected Todd Lafferty as the 173-year-old entity's executive vice president during their Feb. 6-7 meeting in Richmond, Va.
