Arizona Pastor Serves Sentence for Home Study
Pastor Michael Salman is serving a 60-day sentence in Maricopa County, Arizona, for holding a home Bible study.
Christian Persecution – Americas
Phoenix Pastor Jailed, Fined for Bible “Church”
The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of a Phoenix man fined $12,000 and serving a 60-day sentence for using his private residence to host a weekly Bible study, allegedly violating city building codes.
Man Badly Injured in Home Invasion That Killed Wife and Daughter Forgives Attacker
Citing his Christian faith, a Las Vegas, Nevada, man nearly beaten to death in a brutal, random home invasion that also killed his beloved wife and ten year old daughter, forgave his attacker. Just three months after being left for dead after a vicious beating by a hammer wielding criminal, Arturo Martinez-Sanchez, 39, said in a recent news conference at his newly re-opened North Las Vegas boxing gym that his Christian beliefs made it possible to forgive the killer, who perpetrated what local police call one of the most heinous crimes in memory.
Hundreds ‘Accept Christ’ At Cuba’s First Evangelistic Outdoor Rally
Some 10,000 people attended Cuba’s first evangelistic outdoor rally in decades with many accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior at the event, where a huge storm miraculously passed, an evangelical aid and mission group said.
Cuban Church Leaders call for U.S. Response to Persecution
Cuban church leaders recently asked the U.S. government to put their country on its list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedoms.
Cuba Reluctant To Detain Suspects In Attack On Pastor, Christians say
Over two months after a Cuban pastor was beaten and left unconscious in eastern Cuba, officials have still no suspects in the case, Christian rights activists told Worthy News Wednesday, April 10.
Cuba Pentecostal Pastor Injured in Violent Attack, Christians Say
A Pentecostal pastor in Cuba was recovering of brain damage Tuesday, March 13, after he was assaulted while trying to challenge the confiscation of a church truck by Communist authorities, Christians said.
Christian Missionaries Face Security Challenges After Murders
Christian missionaries in Mexico, including foreigners, face more security challenges after a married couple who had served for nearly three decades as Baptist church missionaries were killed, Worthy News learned.
Suspected Drug Traffickers Kill Pastor In Guatemala
Christians in Guatemala were mourning Monday, January 30, a pastor who was shot and killed by suspected drug traffickers on his way to a regional meeting of church leaders in a violent border area near Mexico.
Mexico Evangelicals Leave Village Amid Crucifixion Threats
At least 70 evangelical Christians in Mexico’s east-central region were homeless Saturday, September 17, after being expelled by local authorities from their village where traditional Catholics reportedly threatened to “crucify or lynch” them.
Pastor granted asylum, but blocked from leaving Cuba
A Cuban pastor who was imprisoned and then granted asylum by the United States was denied permission to leave Cuba.
Cuba Detains Over 20 Christians In New Crackdown, Activists Say
Baptist Pastor Mario Felix Lleonart Barroso and his wife, Yoaxis, were part of the 23 Christians detained by Cuban police in Santa Clara, said Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a major religious rights group.
Cuba Pastor Banned From Preaching After Prison Release
Cuba has released an evangelical pastor from a six-and-a-half year prison sentence under condition that he does not preach and remains confined to his home city of Camaguey, representatives said Monday, March 28.
Honduras Pastors Killed; Government Urged To Increase Protection
Christian leaders have urged Honduras’ government to improve protection of Christian workers after Carlos Roberto Marroquín became the second prominent pastor to be murdered this year in the Central American nation.
Cuba Communist Party ‘Confirms’ Church Crackdown In Leaked Video
A leaked video appears to show a Cuban Communist Party official openly confirming a government strategy to target churches affiliated with the fast growing Apostolic Movement, a protestant network.
Pakistan Christian Teenager Nearly Stoned To Death; Woman ‘Tortured’
Christian rights activists asked Vietnam Monday, November 29, to release pastors who received long prison terms on charges of “undermining national unity.”
Missionaries Acquitted of Inciting Crowd in Michigan
A jury acquitted four Christian missionaries accused of inciting a crowd while videotaping themselves proselytizing Muslims at the Dearborn Arab International Festival in June.
Cuba Drops Charges Against Church Leader
Cuba has released and dropped all charges of “threatening behavior” against a well-known church after his accusers gave contradictory evidence against him, a Christian human rights organization said Monday, September 7.
Cuba Detains Church Leader For “Offensive Bahavior”
A respected church leader in Cuba was unexpectedly arrested on Monday on trumped up charges of “offensive behavior” and “threats” according to a Christian human rights organization.
NEWS ALERT: Cuba To Release 52 Dissidents, Church Says
Cuba will release 52 political prisoners as part of the communist-run Caribbean island’s largest release of dissidents since Pope John Paul II visited in 1998, the Cuban Catholic Church said comments monitored by Worthy News Thursday, July 8.