36 ISIS Suspects Sentenced to Death for Egypt Church Bombings
Thirty-six militants accused of being part of Islamic State cells in Egypt have received preliminary death sentences for their alleged involvement in the bombing of three churches.
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Christian Missionary Details His Time in Sudanese Prison, Sharing a Cell With ISIS Members
Czech missionary Petr Jasek shared Saturday how God spared him from waterboard torture at the hands of Islamic State extremists and eventually used him to lead fellow inmates to Christ during his 14-month imprisonment in Sudan.
Leprosy Victims Come to Faith After Watching Christ Heal Diseases in 'Jesus' Film
Leprosy sufferers without fingers and toes in South Sudan are coming to faith after watching depictions of Christ healing people with diseases in the "Jesus" film project.
'Imprisoned' Palestinian Christians Down to Last 1,000 in Gaza; Priest Pleads for Prayers
A Roman Catholic priest in the Gaza Strip has said that the Christian population there has dwindled to its last 1,000 inhabitants, and he's asking the global Church to pray for them as believers face threats from Islamic radicals and harsh living conditions.
This Group Slaughtered 225 Christians in March Alone but World Is Silent
A shocking 225 Christians were massacred in Nigeria in March by the radical Fulani herdsmen, according to a watchdog group. Yet the Nigerian government and Western media are failing to take adequate notice of the severity of the escalating crisis, the group said.
Egyptian Christians: Multitudes Come to Christ After Church Bombings, West 'Doesn't See, Hear'
Christian leaders in Egypt have said that multitudes are coming to Christ despite the church bombings and persecution believers suffer, noting that people in the West often don't see or hear about such "heavenly" news.
Vietnam Sentences Pastor to 12 Years in Prison for Wanting Religious Freedom Rights
A court in Vietnam has sentenced six people, including a Christian human rights lawyer and a Protestant pastor, to between seven and 15 years in prison for "anti-state" activities, according to a report.
Christian Woman Raped and Sold by ISIS Reunites With Father
A Christian woman who was kidnapped by the Islamic State terror group in 2014, and was raped and sold as a sex slave, reunited with her father, her last surviving family member, and described her reunion with her father as a "dream."
Christians Outraged as China Pulls Bibles From Bookstores to Comply With 'Values of Socialism'
The Chinese government has reportedly banned the sale of Bibles at online bookstores across the country to comply with a "white paper" that is dictating compliance with the "core values of socialism."
ISIS 'Covert Unit' Murders Pakistani Christian Family on Easter Monday, Praises 'Allah'
The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for an attack in southwestern Pakistan on Easter Monday when four Christians from a single family were gunned down while they were traveling by rickshaw in Quetta city.
Open Doors Rebuilds Nearly 700 Christian Homes Destroyed by ISIS in Nineveh Plains
Nearly 700 Christian homes have been rebuilt by Open Doors and its partners in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq following years of genocide and destruction committed by the Islamic State.
US Pastor Andrew Brunson Writes Heartbreaking Message to Wife From Turkish Prison
American evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson has sent a "heartbreaking" message to his wife as he continues to languish in a Turkish prison 16 months after his arrest. He admitted he is struggling to deal with his situation.
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