PA: Worldwide
Thursday, 19 September 2013 19:13
Vietnam: Christian Churches targeted
Two churches in Vietnam caught the attention of local authorities who later ordered their closure, Open Doors USA reports. In May, a group of believers were on their way to a church in an undisclosed village…
Thursday, 19 September 2013 19:10
Cuba: Church closed and pastor attacked in Havana Province
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has learned that the Full Gospel Church was forcibly closed in Havana Province at the end of February, confiscating all of the church’s belongings, including chairs and musical instruments. This left more…
Thursday, 19 September 2013 19:05
Bolivia: New law to control Churches' beliefs
Protestant church leaders in Bolivia are bucking a new law that they claim imposes religious beliefs contrary to their own and denies them the right to be a church. As a result, the National Association of…
Thursday, 19 September 2013 18:12
NIGERIA: Anglican Bishop kidnapped
The Dean of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, was abducted at about 10.30pm on Friday, as he journeyed in the company of his wife, Beatrice, from Eleme to Port Harcourt. It was gathered…
Thursday, 19 September 2013 18:09
Syria: Christians worldwide praying
Christians around the world are praying today for peace in Syria and the wellbeing of millions of refugees who have left their homes because of the fighting. Pope Francis appealed to the world's 1.2 billion Catholics…
Thursday, 19 September 2013 18:03
Afghanistan: MP says ‘execute Afghan Christian converts’!
A member of Afghanistan's Parliament has suggested that all those who have converted from Islam to Christianity should be executed, according to Islamic Sharia Law, in order to stop the rapid growth of Christianity among Afghans…