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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Islamic Extremist Suicide Bomber Family Attacks Three Churches in East Java, Indonesia – Morningstar News
(Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists in Indonesia, including a family of suicide bombers that targeted three churches, launched multiple attacks yesterday and today that reportedly killed at least 12 people not including the assailants. The father of the family that killed the Christians on Sunday (May 13), Dita Futrianto, was the suspected head of […]
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Pope: Nothing can erase baptism, that’s why it only happens once
Pope Francis said Wednesday that nothing can take away a person's baptism or the identity they thereby gain as a child of God, which is why this sacrament cannot be repeated.
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ISIS Assassin Reveals Horrific Ways He Killed Victims in Syria; Cut Man’s Tongue Off With Scissors
An Islamic State assassin who claims to have killed over 100 people while fighting in Syria has described the horrific ways in which he killed his enemies, including brutally cutting off man s tongue ...
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Prayer necessary for consecrated life, Pope Francis notes
Prayer, poverty, and patience are essential to living religious life, Pope Francis said Friday to a gathering of consecrated men and women.
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Burma Bombing Drives Christian, Ethnic Kachin Civilians from their Homes – Morningstar News
YANGON, Burma (Morning Star News) – The Burma (Myanmar) military in April bombed predominantly Christian, ethnic Kachin civilians and restricted aid to displaced villagers trapped in the wilds, sources said. Burma government forces fired artillery and dropped bombs on Awng Lawt village in mid-April near the northern town of Tanai, Kachin state, sending 2,000 villagers fleeing […]
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Alfie Evans’ Parents ‘Heartbroken’ Over Son’s Death Days After Hospital Turned Off Life Support
British toddler Alfie Evans died in the early hours of Saturday morning, his father announced in a message on Facebook, five days after his life support was switched off
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IMB Facebook Live event confronts missions barriers | Baptist Press
Church size, budget limitations and fear should not prevent local congregations from engaging in global missions, said panelists at a Facebook Live event today (April 25) hosted by the International Mission Board.
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Security Agents in Morocco Reportedly Detain Christian for 24 Hours – Morningstar News
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Security police in Morocco detained a Christian for 24 hours after finding Christian literature in his backpack, according to published reports. Spanish news agency EFE reported that authorities stopped the 35-year-old Moroccan, whose name was not disclosed, as he came out of his home in Rabat on Wednesday morning (April […]
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Two Pastors in Burma Freed from Prison – Morningstar News
YANGON, Burma (Morning Star News) – After spending more than a year in prison, two assistant pastors arrested by the Burma (Myanmar) army were freed on Tuesday (17 April) under a government amnesty program. Dom Dawng Nawng Latt, 65, and La Jaw Gam Hseng, 35, were among more than 8,500 prisoners granted amnesty by newly elected President U Win Myint, sources said. […]
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Muslim Extremists Kill Christians Gathered Outside Church in Drive-by Shooting
Terrorists associated with the Islamic State have claimed responsibility for killing two Christians in a drive-by shooting outside a church in southwestern Pakistan Sunday
