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Pastor killed after being abducted from home in Nigeria: 'Major loss to the body of Christ'
A church pastor in northeast Nigeria was slain last Thursday, and anti-Christian violence continued to grow in the southern part of the country with the killing of two Christians in Delta state, sources said.
Pastor, 3 other Christians killed by Islamic extremists in pre-dawn attack in Sudan
A church pastor and three other Christians were killed in Sudan on Monday when suspected Islamic extremists shot them to death.
Pakistani Christians fear heightened persecution as lawmakers pass bill expanding blasphemy laws
Pakistan’s lower house of parliament has passed legislation to make the country’s blasphemy laws stricter even as their blatant misuse again came to light in a threat to falsely charge a Christian woman.
At least 17 Christians killed in 2 days across Nigeria, sources say
Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed five Christians early Sunday morning in northeast Nigeria following the slaughter of 12 Christians last Friday in the country’s Middle Belt, sources said.
Gov't officials prohibit Christian worship service outside city hall in Indonesia
A church in Indonesia on Jan. 8 was prohibited from holding a Sunday service in front of a city hall building, where it had gone after losing its prior worship venue in a mall, sources said.
25 churchgoers abducted from worship service in Nigeria; pastor shot
Terrorists attacked a church service in northwestern Nigeria on Sunday (Jan. 15), shot and wounded the pastor and kidnapped 25 congregation members, sources said.
Priest burned to death by assailants who set fire to his home
A Roman Catholic priest in northwest Nigeria was burned to death before dawn today when assailants set his parish living quarters ablaze and wounded an assistant priest, sources said.
Pastor battles for his life in ICU after being poisoned in Uganda
A pastor in western Uganda remains in a hospital intensive care unit after Muslim extremists poisoned him and a Christian couple on Nov. 24, sources said.
'Mass graves litter the countryside': Over 40 Christians slaughtered, 58 kidnapped in Christmas attacks
One Christian was killed and 53 were kidnapped on Christmas Day in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, after more than 40 Christians were slain in the week leading up to the holiday, sources said.
Pastor attacked with acid in Uganda after preaching sermon
A pastor has lost nearly all his vision after Muslim extremists lured him into an ambush in Uganda’s capital city and sprayed him with acid, sources said.