Current page: world

'Heartbreaking' day for Hong Kong as Beijing imposes national security law

Staff writer Tue 30 Jun 2020 14:22 BST

Christian human rights campaigner Benedict Rogers has spoken of his heartache for the future of Hong Kong after Beijing passed the contentious national security law.

Day of the Christian Martyr remembers thousands killed for their faith

Staff writer | Mon 29 Jun 2020 13:26 BST

"We encourage Christians in the UK to stand with the suffering church worldwide – to honour them and let their lives and stories challenge us in our faith and witness," said Release International.
'Climate of hatred' towards Christians in Turkey - SAT-7

Staff writer | Sat 27 Jun 2020 11:16 BST

Christians in Turkey are experiencing a "climate of hatred" that has blamed them for the coronavirus pandemic, Christian broadcaster SAT-7 has warned.
Disappointment after three Iranian Christians lose appeal against prison sentences

Staff writer | Thu 25 Jun 2020 12:49 BST

Three Christians sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran have lost their appeals
Church leaders ask UK Government to help stop annexation of West Bank

Staff writer | Wed 24 Jun 2020 14:47 BST

Israel is preparing to annex parts of the West Bank from 1 July in a move strongly opposed by Church leaders.
1,200-year-old cross found in Pakistan

Staff writer | Wed 24 Jun 2020 13:51 BST

A cross believed to be 1,200-years-old has been uncovered in the Himalayas in Pakistan.
Bronze cross among finds at ancient Christian settlement uncovered in Israel

Staff writer | Wed 24 Jun 2020 13:29 BST

It was one of the many finds at what archaeologists believe is a Christian settlement dating back to the 7th century AD.
Fears for Christians in India after mob violence and church arson attack

Staff writer | Wed 24 Jun 2020 13:25 BST

In one incident, two Christian women were dragged from their homes by a mob and taken to a local club where they were pressured into giving up their faith.
God's love is unconditional and it extends to all

Rob James | Wed 24 Jun 2020 13:14 BST

There are no limits to our Heavenly Father's love, only our limited understanding of it. And we need to come to terms with the sobering truth that it is we who set the limits by the way we treat each other.
Bishops in Turkey say they cannot intervene over plans to convert Hagia Sophia into mosque

Staff writer | Tue 23 Jun 2020 12:09 BST

Turkey's Catholic bishops are refusing to contest plans to convert the landmark Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque.
Fears for Hong Kong clergy under Beijing national security law

Anugrah Kumar | Tue 23 Jun 2020 10:56 BST

A blueprint for a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong, as proposed by China, has caused concerns that the semi-autonomous city's vocal clergy who have supported the democracy movement could be extradited to and tried in mainland China.
Hopes fade for study of Christianity in Sudan

Morning Star News | Mon 22 Jun 2020 10:35 BST

Hopes that the transitional government in Sudan would allow Christianity as a school subject alongside Islam wilted when officials omitted it from an academic schedule released last week, sources said.
Christians and Yazidis experiencing persecution in Syria after US troop withdrawal, commission hears

Samuel Smith | Sat 20 Jun 2020 12:15 BST

A religious freedom scholar told the United States' top religious freedom panel that the U.S. troop pullback in northeastern Syria has created a "vacuum" that has allowed Turkish forces and affiliated opposition groups to carry out war crimes against Christians and other religious minorities.