09.20.2025

AZERBAIJAN: State restricts who can worship and where

Peace Church, a Protestant church in Sumgait north of Baku, lodged a
registration application in April to the State Committee for Work with
Religious Organisations.

US: Spiritual openness and the search for answers after national tragedies

As people across the United States and other parts of the world grapple with the killing of Charlie Kirk last week, Ron Hutchcraft with Hutchcraft Ministries wants us not to miss the spiritual response taking place among young people.

Authorities Halt Church, Tourism Site Construction In Indonesia

Authorities in Indonesia’s Central Java Province have halted construction of a church and related tourism compound after pressure from local council members and Muslim groups amid rising anti-Christian incidents in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, sources confirmed Thursday.

Altar Boy Hiding In Pakistan As Fake Facebook Post Sparks Blasphemy Case (Worthy News Investigation)

A young Christian man is hiding in Pakistan after being falsely accused of making “blasphemous” comments against Islam, an offence that potentially carries the death penalty under the Islamic nation’s strict blasphemy legislation, Worthy News learned Thursday.

US: Man who sparred with Muslim Dearborn mayor, told he wasn’t ‘welcome’ revealed as Christian minister

Christian minister Edward “Ted” Barham says he will not respond with hate after Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud told him he was “not welcome” during a heated city council exchange over a controversial honorary street sign naming that went viral.

Pakistan Sees Increasing Attacks Targeting Religious Minorities

This report highlights religious freedom conditions in Pakistan, including recent and escalating attacks against religious minorities that have targeted Ahmadiyya Muslims, Hindus, and Christians.

Rising Threats and Persecution Spikes in China

Picture this: It's dawn in a quiet Xinjiang village. You hear pounding at your door—authorities bursting in, declaring your home church "illegal." 

Gunmen Kill 22 At Niger Baptism Ceremony And Nearby, As Christian Farmer Escapes Attack (Worthy News Investigation)

Suspected Islamist gunmen on motorbikes have killed at least 22 people in Niger, including about 15 at a baptism ceremony and seven more nearby, officials and witnesses said.

Pakistan Flood Boat Capsize Kills 9 Amid Wider Crisis Impacting Millions, Christians Included

At least nine people have died in Pakistan’s Punjab province when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts, authorities confirmed over the weekend amid massive death and destruction that also impacted the Islamic nation’s tiny Christian minority.

India intensifies anti-conversion laws

Across India, states are toughening up their anti-conversion laws, either adding to existing laws or passing new ones, limiting individuals’ ability to practice faiths besides Hinduism. 

A century in China: celebrating what God did

Looking back at history can help believers celebrate God’s goodness and continual provision.

US Pastor Felipe Ascencio Shot Dead at Home; Ramona Church Community Mourns

A pastor in Southern California was shot and killed inside his home, authorities and church members said, shocking a close-knit evangelical community in the rural town of Ramona east of the city of San Diego near the U.S.–Mexico border.

Officials, Muslims Halt Church Construction in Indonesia

Worship site and religious tourism project blocked.

New Alert! International Religious Freedom Challenges and Hope

In this issue, we share powerful stories of faith, courage, and advocacy from around the world. From Ukraine’s National Prayer Breakfast, uniting leaders and believers in prayer for peace, to the launch of a new human rights workshop at Dallas Baptist University, we see hope rising.

Miracles are scattered throughout Syria’s unrest

In the midst of the danger and sectarian violence in Syria, miracles are scattered.

Christians in Pakistan Shaken By Killings and Exploitation

Christians in Pakistan tell Worthy News they are reeling after two shocking incidents — the murder of three believers in Islamabad and the forced removal of a kidney from a Christian laborer in Faisalabad — which advocacy group LEAD Ministries Pakistan says highlight systemic abuse of religious minorities.

ICC Global Digest: Christians in Mourning Targeted

A WEEKLY SUMMARY OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION NEWS

Conditions worsen for Rohingya in India

Refugees or illegal immigrants? India’s Supreme Court will soon rule on which category the Rohingya of Myanmar fall into. 

Transform Iran launches secure VPN to protect online privacy for Iranian believers

In Iran, people are expected to publicly show loyalty to Islam. Yet, even private Internet searches are not safe. But now, help is at hand!