Culture
VP Vance to give remarks at screening of docuseries on Christian dissidents in USSR(The Daily Signal) – Vice President JD Vance will attend a premiere of Rod Dreher’s Angel Studios series on Christian dissidents in Soviet-era Russia on Tuesday. Read More
Culture
Report: 70 Christians beheaded in DRC church by Islamist groupThe decapitated bodies of 70 Christians have been found in a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The victims are suspected to have been killed by an “Islamist group… Read More
Public Education
After letter, Georgia State to allow pastor to share faith on campus(The Center Square) – Georgia State University reversed its decision to prohibit a local Christian man from sharing his faith on campus after receiving a letter from religious liberty defense group… Read More
Government
Trump creates task force to end ‘egregious weaponization’ of government against Christians(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a task force to end the anti-Christian weaponization of government. “The mission of this… Read More
Government
Vance says administration ‘must stand for religious freedom’ during meeting with religious liberty leaders(The Daily Signal) – At a time when nongovernmental organizations are under intense scrutiny for what they are doing with federal funding, religious leaders, nonprofit executives, and religious liberty advocates… Read More
Opinion
Trump and Rubio should come out swinging on international religious freedom(The Daily Signal) – In the first week of February, Washington, D.C., will play host to the International Religious Freedom Summit, the largest annual non-profit-led gathering of religious freedom advocates globally. Read More
World
1 in 8 Christians worldwide is persecuted ‘because of faith in Jesus,’ report reveals(The Daily Signal) – One in every eight Christians around the world faces persecution, ranging from imprisonment and censorship to extra-judicial and government-sanctioned martyrdom, according to a new report. “Each year,… Read More
World
Harassment of religious groups hit new peak in 2022, latest research findsReligious persecution reached new levels around the world in 2022, according to the Pew Research Center. Pew’s 15th annual report on the extent to which governments… Read More
World
At least 2 dead, 68 injured in German Christmas market attackA car drove into a crowd at a busy German Christmas market on Friday, killing at least two and injuring 60 more, authorities said, some seriously. The incident happened around… Read More
Culture
Persecution escalating in Burma, warns religious freedom monitorChristians in Burma, also known as Myanmar, are facing persecution, according to a new report from the federal government. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has issued… Read More
Culture
Pastor and family burned to death in Uganda after leading Muslims to faith in ChristChristians in nations with Muslim populations continue to be aggressively persecuted and killed for sharing their faith with others. One of the latest is a pastor and his family… Read More
Government
Christian group warns China-Iran alliance will increase Christian persecutionA human rights organization is sounding the alarm about closer ties between China and Iran, saying the alliance means further persecution of Christians in both countries. The concern comes as… Read More
Culture
U.S. pastor released after 18 years in Chinese prisonA California pastor has been released after being imprisoned in communist China for over 18 years. David Lin, 68, a U.S. citizen, was working to establish a Christian training center… Read More
Government
Nicaraguan political and religious prisoners agree to exile in U.S.-brokered deal with SandinistasScores of Nicaraguan political prisoners, some of whom were held in prison simply for being members of Christian churches, have arrived in Guatemala in a U.S.-brokered deal, according to multiple… Read More
Culture
‘Climate of impunity’: Pakistan failed to prosecute suspects in anti-Christian rampage, says Amnesty InternationalA year after arson and mob attacks against Christians in a Pakistani city, the government has failed to charge more than 90% of suspects or conduct trials of those arrested,… Read More
Culture
Catholic group urges DOJ to investigate pro-abortion attacks on churches, pregnancy centers(The Daily Signal) – A Catholic organization that tracks attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches is urging the Justice Department to investigate over 400 known attacks since… Read More
Culture
Another church burns in Canada, as the number of vandalized churches soars past 100The historic St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto was consumed by fire over the weekend, destroying more than a dozen “priceless” depictions of the life of Christ,… Read More
Culture
Christian pastor released after serving 7-year sentence in China, but must still endure ‘thought reform’A Chinese pastor has been released to his hometown in China after serving a seven-year prison sentence, but he must still undergo supervision and “thought reform” from the local government… Read More
Culture
Video shows NYC mugger punch and rob elderly woman going to church(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A video captured a mugger punching and robbing an elderly woman outside Queens church Sunday, New York Post reported. A 68-year-old woman was viciously attacked… Read More
Culture
Christian who survived assassination attempt in Communist Romania issues dire warning about erosion of parental rights in the US(The Daily Signal) – A Christian who faced persecution for her faith in Communist Romania in the 1980s and barely survived an assassination attempt orchestrated by dictator Nicolae Ceausescu warns… Read More