

Israel: Commission to decide on future of ministry’s premises
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 30, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A church pastor in northeast Nigeria was slain on Thursday (Jan. 26), and anti-Christian violence continued to grow in the southern part of the country with the killing of two Christians in Delta state, sources...

Suspected Islamic Extremists Kill Four Christians in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A church pastor and three other Christians were killed in Sudan on Monday (Jan. 23) when suspected Islamic extremists shot them to death, an area source said. Four of the victims’ traveling companions were wounded...

Bill in Pakistan Would Expand Misused Blasphemy Law
LAHORE, Pakistan, January 26, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s lower house of parliament has passed legislation to make the country’s blasphemy laws stricter even as their blatant misuse again came to light in a threat to falsely charge a Christian woman. The...

Terrorists Kill, Kidnap Christians in Northern and Southern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 25, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Five Christians were killed on Jan. 17 in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, while a church leader in the southeastern state of Enugu said Christians there were “under siege.” In southern Kaduna state’s Zonkwa town,...

Five Christians Killed in NE Nigeria, 12 in Middle Belt
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 24, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed five Christians early Sunday morning (Jan. 22) in northeast Nigeria, following the slaughter of 12 Christians on Friday (Jan. 20) in the country’s Middle Belt, sources said. In...

Blast at Baptism Service in DR Congo Kills 14 Christians
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 23, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Muslim militants were suspected in the bombing of a Protestant church baptism service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that killed at least 14 worshippers on Jan. 15, officials said. While DRC officials...

Christian Worship Service Prohibited in Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia, January 19, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A church in Indonesia on Jan. 8 was prohibited from holding a Sunday service in front of a city hall building, where it had gone after losing its prior worship venue in a mall, sources said. Following...

Pastor Shot, Christian Worshippers Kidnapped in Northwest Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 18, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Terrorists attacked a church service in northwestern Nigeria on Sunday (Jan. 15), shot and wounded the pastor and kidnapped 25 congregation members, sources said. The assailants stormed into the morning worship...

Christian Falsely Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan, Father Says
LAHORE, Pakistan, January 17, 2023 (Morning Star News) – His voice shaky, Saleem Masih said his family has been living in fear since Nov. 29, when his son was arrested on false accusations of blasphemy – which can carry the death penalty in Pakistan. Officials of the...

Catholic Priest Burned to Death in NW Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 16, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A Roman Catholic priest in northwest Nigeria was burned to death before dawn on Sunday (Jan. 15) when assailants set his parish living quarters ablaze and wounded an assistant priest, sources said. Police said the...

Radical Muslims Kill Christian after Religion Debate
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 11, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A 37-year-old father of four was killed on Jan. 2 after participating in a Christian-Muslim debate in eastern Uganda at which 13 Muslims put their faith in Christ, sources said. Ahamada Mafabi was returning from...

Iran: Christian converts arrested
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 5, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A pastor in western Uganda remains in a hospital Intensive Care Unit after Muslim extremists poisoned him and a Christian couple on Nov. 24, sources said. Pastor Francis Kutekereza, 51, was meeting for prayer with...

Killings in Kaduna State, Nigeria Darken Christmas Season
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 2, 2023 (Morning Star News) – One Christian was killed and 53 were kidnapped on Dec. 25 in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria after at least 40 Christians were slain in the week leading up to Christmas, sources said. Fulani herdsmen and other...

Pastor Sprayed with Acid in Ambush in Kampala, Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 30, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A pastor has lost nearly all his vision after Muslim extremists lured him into an ambush in Uganda’s capital city and sprayed him with acid, sources said. Pastor Frank Mutabaazi of Mbarara can see only dimly out...

Muslim Villagers Halt Christmas Celebrations in Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia, December 29, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Muslim villagers in West Java, Indonesia on Christmas Day stopped a congregation from celebrating Christmas in a home, according to various sources. The interference came within hours of Indonesian President...

Terrorists Attack Christian Communities in Northeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 28, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Dec. 19 burned homes in Borno state, Nigeria, nine days after terrorists killed a pregnant Christian woman in the same area, sources said. The ISWAP...

Fulani Herdsmen Kill Christians in Benue State, Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 27, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Dec. 17 killed three Christians as they worked on their farm in Benue state, Nigeria, sources said. “The three affected victims, who were males and Christians, were killed a farm” in Adaka village,...

North Cyprus: Ryan Keating facing new charges
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 23, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Suspected herdsmen and other terrorists killed 46 people Sunday night to Wednesday (Dec. 18-21) in attacks in predominantly Christian areas of southern Kaduna state, sources said. Attacks by Fulani herdsmen and...

Official Bans Christmas Celebrations in District in Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia, December 21, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A high-level official in western Indonesia on Saturday (Dec. 17) announced an agreement with a multi-faith body that prohibits Christmas celebrations in a district at sites without government approval. The...

Church Building in Sudan Burned Down
JUBA, South Sudan, December 20, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A man suspected of being a Muslim extremist in the ranks of the Sudanese military on Friday (Dec. 16) burned down a church building in eastern Sudan, sources said. The 20-year-old building of a 100-member...