04.26.2025

Please pray for Christians in Mexico

Today marks one year since a group of Protestant Christians were forced from the villages of Coamila and Rancho Nuevo in Hidalgo State (Mexico).

ICC Reports Surge in Attacks on Christians in Nigeria 

Since January, International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented a dramatic rise in attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria. 

India mourns Kashmir casualties

Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following Tuesday’s terror attack in the contested Kashmir region.

Christians Fear Expulsion, Threats In Mauritania

Representatives of Mauritania’s tiny but thriving Christian community have expressed concerns about renewed Islamic extremism in the northwest African nation after Muslim imams organized a protest against the presence of Christians in the southern city of Sélibaby. 

Christians Urge Prayers For Jailed Iranian Believers

Christians have urged prayers for four detained Christians in Iran, including frail Pastor Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh, who was recently detained again after he already served 5 years in prison for activities linked to his faith in Christ.

Officials in Indonesia Seal Christian Worship Site before Easter

Local authorities who refuse to reply to permit application cite lack of permit.

Practical ways you can help imprisoned believers in Iran

Even when prison doors close on Iranian believers, we’re not locked out of helping.

Afghanistan’s public executions reveal fear-based grip of Taliban

Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan earlier this month, as ordered by the Supreme Court of that country.

Killer of Staines and Sons Released as Hero in India

Life sentence set aside on grounds of ‘good behavior.’

US: Nominated ambassador could work closely with USCIRF to advance religious freedom globally

The current U.S. administration reiterated its commitment to religious freedom by nominating an ambassador at large to the State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom earlier this month. 

Nigeria Easter Crash Kills 5 Christians; Group Urges Calm

A branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the umbrella group of major denominations, has urged calm after a truck crashed into an Easter procession of pilgrims, killing at least five people and injuring numerous others.

Radical Muslims in Indonesia Disrupt Maundy Thursday Mass

Demonstrators say multipurpose building is not place of worship.

Laos: A Bible was her most prized possession. Then it was stolen.

Vanh’s most prized possession was her Bible.

Canada: A Plea to Help a Pastor Currently Under House Arrest

I need your help. On behalf of Canadian Pastor Derek Reimer, I need you to write an email and a make a call, now.

Famine spreading as refugee camps attacked in Sudan

Two years of civil war in Sudan have left the nation unraveling. 

Pakistan Christian To Appeal Death Sentence

A Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam in the eastern Pakistani town of Jaranwala will appeal the verdict, Worthy News learned Easter Monday.

ICC Global Digest: "A Campaign of Genocide"

Christian Sentenced to Death under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law

 Punishment criticized as excessive.

Pakistan Christian Gets Death Sentence On Good Friday

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced a Christian man to death on Good Friday on controversial charges of blasphemy against Islam, Christians told Worthy News.

Churches in Nicaragua Facing Crackdown This Easter

Christians across autocratically-ruled Nicaragua “are celebrating Holy Week” leading up to Easter under the watchful eye of police and paramilitary forces, Christians told Worthy News on Good Friday.