Michael Ireland, ASSIST News Service
Militants target churches in Nigeria
Suspected Islamic extremists detonated a bomb outside a church building in Nigeria on Sunday, two months after Boko Haram Islamists killed 44 Christians and blinded seven in a church bombing in nearby Madalla.
Canon Andrew White tells of 'chaos' after withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
Following the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, the Christian minority faces continued sectarian violence, political mayhem, unemployment, lack of security, failing health care and the inability to buy food.
80 years of HCJB Global
From humble beginnings in Quito, Ecuador, 80 years ago HCJB Global has expanded its work to more than a hundred countries
Christian Malay leader could be charged with sedition
An evangelical Christian leader in Malaysia may face charges of sedition following a statement he made about a section of the country's constitution this past weekend.
Ugandan bishop badly injured in acid attack
Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church.
Iranian Christian couple tell of ordeal at hands of authorities
An Iranian Christian couple were attacked soon after their release from prison, according to the Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN) news agency.
Catholic Church steps in to buy iconic Crystal Cathedral
After more than four years of familial and financial turmoil, Orange County's iconic Crystal Cathedral will be sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.
India: Church community shocked by killing of nun
Church leaders in Kerala, India have expressed shock and outrage over the killing this week of tribal rights campaigner Sister Valsa John.
Bishop and pastor in Pakistan accused of blasphemy
Two Christian leaders, Bishop Pervaiz Joseph and Rev Baber George, have become the target of a blasphemy law which forced them into hiding with their families in Pakistan.
Fears for welfare of Iranian pastor facing execution
Compass Direct News reports the mistreatment of a pastor in Iran awaiting a decision on his death sentence for refusing to recant his faith amounts to physical and psychological torture, a source close to the pastor's family said.
Coptic church torched in Egypt
A mob of several thousand Muslims from the village of Elmarinab in Edfu, Aswan province, demolished and torched St George's church, which was being renovated.
Iranian pastor refuses to recant faith despite death sentence
Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani is refusing to escape a death sentence by recanting his faith
Iranian Christians arrested during home fellowship meeting
Ten members of an Iranian home fellowship who had gathered together to worship and study the Word of God were arrested by security officers who entered the house, seizing every member of the church.
Iranian pastors to be held indefinitely
Sources inside Iran have confirmed that security officials have informed the court not to deliver an official verdict against two pastors currently being held by Iranian authorities.
Rebuilt house of martyred missionary Nate Saint opens in Ecuador
The reconstructed home of martyred missionary to the Waodoni Indians Nate Saint has been reopened by Missionary Aviation Fellowship.