

Muslim Extremist Attacks Devastate Churches in Central Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 30, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Recent Muslim extremist attacks in an area of central Nigeria resulted in dozens of deaths and the closure of 10 Baptist churches, including one now used as a mosque, a denominational...

Türkiye: Worshipper shot dead by extremists
January 29, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a shooting at a Catholic Church service in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday (Jan. 28) that killed a Muslim citizen, news agencies reported. Authorities...

Hope for Justice Dims in Christians’ Cases in Jaranwala, Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan, January 29, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Police intimidation and lax investigations into Islamist rioting that destroyed scores of Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala, Pakistan in August has dampened hopes of...

Christian Slain, Another Beaten Unconscious in Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan, January 26, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Militants from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed one Christian on Saturday (Jan. 20) and beat another unconscious on Monday (Jan. 22) in Omdurman, Sudan, sources said. The RSF militants, which...

Iran: Update on Christian convert brothers
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 25, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Following the killing of 10 Christians in Benue state, Nigeria earlier this month, another five were slain in subsequent attacks in another area, sources said. Days before a Jan. 18...

At Least 31 Christians Slaughtered in Central Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 24, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists attacked villages in Plateau state, Nigeria at about 12:30 a.m. today (Jan. 24), killing at least 25 Christians, following the deaths of six...

Father Beaten and Loses Family, Home for Becoming Christian
“I shared with my wife the joy of having received Christ as my Lord and Savior, but instead of my wife sharing in my joy, she was very upset,” Marijani told Morning Star News. She left the following morning, Jan. 2, and returned on Jan. 3 with an Islamic divorce...

Pace of Killings Increases in Christian Area of Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 22, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – The governor of Kaduna state, Nigeria met with church leaders after the pace of terrorist killings since September increased in a Christian area, including 25 people slain in the...

Pastor, Three Other Christians Kidnapped in Central Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 18, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists kidnapped a pastor and three other Christians on Saturday (Jan. 13) in central Nigeria, sources said. The Rev. Haanongon Gideon, a pastor and...

Militants in Sudan Kill Christian, Set Church Building Ablaze
JUBA, South Sudan, January 18, 2024 (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese Christian 85 miles southeast of Khartoum has succumbed to his injuries after militants from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) assaulted him, sources said. Personnel from the RSF, which has...

Assault on Christian Mother in Pakistan Goes Unprosecuted
LAHORE, Pakistan, January 16, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan refused to file charges in the case of a Christian mother who lost her unborn child in a Muslim co-worker’s attempt to rape her, sources said. Rakhil Nadeem Masih...

Terrorists Kill 10 Christians in Central Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 16, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Jan. 7 killed 10 Christians in three villages in central Nigeria, sources said. The assailants separated into three groups and attacked Mcia,...

Islamic Extremists Kill 15 Christians in Chibok, Northeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 11, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist rebels on Jan. 1 killed 15 Christians in attacks on two villages in northeastern Nigeria, sources said. Area residents said members of Boko Haram first attacked...

Iran: Convert brothers detained by Iranian intelligence
LAHORE, Pakistan, January 12, 2023 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Acquittal after a false blasphemy charge has not kept a Christian widow in Pakistan from being driven from her job and village amid threats to her life. Musarrat Bibi was acquitted...

Christians Remain Captive in Nigeria Despite Ransom Payment
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 9, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Two pastors kidnapped along with others in Nigeria last month remain captive despite their denomination paying 11 million naira (US$12,264) for their release, church officials said....

Islamic Extremist Terrorists Kill 14 Christians in Northeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 8, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Members of an Islamic terrorist group on Friday (Jan. 5) killed a church pastor and 13 other Christians in northeast Nigeria, sources said. The Rev. Luka Levong of the Church of Christ...

Terrorists Slaughter 41 Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, January 8, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani terrorists on Wednesday (Jan. 3) killed 41 Christians and kidnapped many others in two counties of southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said. The assailants in the...

Three Christian Family Members in Uganda Slain on Christmas Day
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 4, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists killed a 75-year-old woman and her two grandchildren in western Uganda on Christmas Day, sources said. The bodies of Edrine Ngwabize and her two grandchildren, 5-year-old Emoni Niwalindwa and...

Israel: Mob attack in Armenian Quarter
NEW DELHI, January 3, 2024 (Morning Star News) – A pastor in Sri Lanka was granted bail on Wednesday (Jan. 3) after being jailed since Dec. 1 on a charge of “outraging the religious feelings” for comments in a sermon that appeared online, sources said. Authorities...

Terrorists Kill Eight Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 31, 2023 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Unidentified terrorists on Thursday (Dec. 28) killed eight Christians in Taraba state, Nigeria, a week after 13 others were slain the previous week, sources said. The assailants...