UK government urged to act over persecution of Christians in Nigeria
A petition submitted to the UK government this week is calling for more to be done to stop "genocidal attacks" on Christians in Nigeria.
A petition submitted to the UK government this week is calling for more to be done to stop "genocidal attacks" on Christians in Nigeria.
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is in Kyiv June 5-6 as a papal representative to promote peace between Russia and Ukraine.
The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers has offered an apology and admitted to errors amid criticism from parents, educators and the country's deputy education minister for a textbook's negative depiction of the impact Christian missionaries have had on the country.
"Villages are being burnt out of their homes in what appears to be a systematic campaign of religious and ethnic cleansing," Release International said.
There have been calls for a thorough investigation after a church in India's Punjab province was attacked last month.
Fulani herdsmen killed a church pastor, his wife and 41 other people in an attack last month on two predominantly Christian villages in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said.
A court in Bahawalpur, Pakistan on Tuesday handed the death penalty to a 22-year-old Christian on an unsubstantiated conviction under the country's blasphemy laws, sources said.
The Archbishop of Uganda has welcomed the passing of stringent new laws against homosexuality in his country but says those found guilty should be given life imprisonment instead of the death penalty.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has lamented violent attacks on indigenous tribal Christians in north-eastern India.
If Christians in North Korea are found possessing a Bible, they face the death penalty, and family members, including children, are sentenced to life imprisonment, reveals a report by the U.S. State Department, which includes an incident where a 2-year-old child was sentenced to life in a prison camp after his parents were caught with a Bible.
"I am witness to the impact of cooperation between Muslims and Christians as they translate 50 Bible stories for the greater good."
"I cried and screamed for help, but no one came to rescue me," she said.
Conditions for those who have fled are "grim", with little support from the local government.