A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian mother of four to death for “insulting” Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, Worthy News learned. Asia Bibi, 45, is believed to be the first woman sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy law.
Hindu and Muslim militants have attacked several Christians and a church in several incidents across the country as part of efforts to crackdown on the spread of Christianity in the country, Christians said.
Israeli authorities continue to investigate an arson attack on a Jerusalem church building that church officials say has long been a focal point for anti-Christian sentiment in a Jewish ultra-Orthodox-leaning neighborhood.
Back in August, the Vietnamese government initiated a massive military operation involving thousands of soldiers, security forces and local police in what they called “tieu quet” to “wipe out” Degar Christians who refused to join the Evangelical Church of Vietnam.
Five Baptists in Uzbekistan have failed to pay fines for participating in an unregistered worship service.
Uzbekistan police confiscated a Christian’s private property and then imposed a massive fine on him for owning a film about Jesus.
A pastor was attacked and his house church burnt by Hindus in Karnataka.
Eritrean government officials arrested 11 Christians on Oct. 20, taking them to undisclosed locations.
The execution of an Iranian pastor sentenced to death for apostasy from Islam has been delayed.
Mobs of Muslims were angered following a false Al-Jazeera report that Egypt’s Christians were aligning with Israel and stockpiling weapons.
This is a message from brother Youcef Nadarkhani, a pastor of an Iranian church who has been sentenced to death. This message was written in June and has been translated from Farsi to English.
The Centers for Disease Control has recently published a report stating that two more women in the United States have died as a result of using the abortion drug RU 486. The report was issued mere days after the 10 year anniversary of the FDA’s approval of the drug.
A court in Buddhist Bhutan sentenced a Christian to three years imprisonment for “attempting to promote civil unrest” by showing films about Christianity.
A Christian pastor in Iran is slated for execution this weekend.
A believer with a Muslim Background (BMB) died in Iran after being severely beaten by a relative, according to Christian Human rights group.
Protestant Pastor Ilmurad Nurliev’s trial is slated for Oct. 21, nearly two months after his arrest on charges of large-scale swindling.
After a lengthy legal battle, a Turkish judge acquitted two Christians of insulting Turkey and its people by spreading Christianity, but not without imposing a heavy fine for another unrelated charge.
New numbers posted today on the Treasury Department website show the National Debt has increased by more than $3 trillion since President Obama took office.
European Union crisis response chief Kristalina Georgieva says massive toxic flooding in Hungary that killed nine people and injured more than 120 others has underscored the need for a stronger European disaster response.
The wife of a prominent evangelical pastor in Iran was free Monday, October 18, after four months of detention, but her husband still faced the death penalty for abandoning Islam, the Church of Iran said.
Fatemeh Passandideh, the wife of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, was released October 11 by a court in Gilan province, in northern Iran, an official linked to the Church of Iran told Worthy News and its news partner BosNewsLife.