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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Muslim Police Officers, Others Beat and Arrest Christian in Kenya – Morningstar News
Muslim policemen on Saturday (Jan. 19) beat and arrested a Christian man on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya for refusing to recant Christianity, sources said.
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Christian missionary could be tried for genocide after mistakenly entering land of remote tribe
A Christian missionary may be charged with genocide by Brazillian authorities after he illegally came in contact with a remote tribe
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Sodalitium Christianae Vitae elects new superior general
Colombian José David Correa González has been selected as the new superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Catholic society of apostolic life.
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Chitwood to be installed as IMB president Feb. 6 | Baptist Press
The International Mission Board will install Paul Chitwood formally as its 13th president on Feb. 6 at Grove Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond.
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Facing Torture, Death in Sudan, Convert Flees to Egypt – and More Death Threats – Morningstar News
Having fled Sudan after authorities tortured and threatened to kill him if he did not return to Islam, a Sudanese Christian now faces death threats in Egypt.
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Pope’s app ‘Click to Pray’ connects Catholics to a smartphone prayer network
Pope Francis launched an app Sunday called “Click to Pray,” which connects Catholics to a global network to share prayer intentions via their smartphones.
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Vatican transfers task of Ecclesia Dei to the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith
Pope Francis issued a motu proprio Saturday ending the pontifical commission Ecclesia Dei and creating an office within the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith to focus on doctrinal dialogue with traditionalist groups.
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Muslim Throng Converges on Worship Site of Coptic Church in Egypt – Morningstar News
Police in Upper Egypt evicted Coptic Orthodox priests and shuttered their church building after an Islamist mob converged on the site over the weekend, according to reports.
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Children must see the faith lived at home, pope tells parents
At Mass in the Sistine Chapel Sunday, Pope Francis baptized 27 babies, reminding their parents that the first space in which children learn and witness the faith is at home.
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Algerian Christian convert gets death threats, loses wife, kids and business
An Algerian man who converted from Islam to Christianity says his unwillingness to recant his faith in Jesus has led to him losing his wife and children and his job
