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Christians in Bangladesh have reportedly grown fearful following a pattern of violence against Catholic sites, with the most recent incident consisting of a homemade bomb attack against a Catholic cathedral and a Church-run school.
Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., has introduced a resolution condemning the violent persecution of Christians in Nigeria and calling for decisive U.S. action to hold perpetrators accountable. The move follows President Donald Trump’s recent announcement designating Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.”
While elections that resulted in expected victories for Democrats dominated headlines this week as the nation continues to experience the fallout from the government shutdown, events this week also saw President Donald Trump speak out in defense of persecuted Christians in Nigeria and take action on immigration policy and prescription drug pricing.
Fulani herdsmen on Monday killed at least 10 Christians, including a Pentecostal pastor, in Benue state, Nigeria, residents said.
On this episode of "The Inside Story," Billy Hallowell sits down with The Christian Post’s Ryan Foley to unpack the growing crisis of Christian persecution around the world and takeaways from last week's Conservative Political Action Conference summit on Christian Persecution at the Kennedy Center.
Lanre Williams-Ayedun, who works for U.S.-based Christian humanitarian nonprofit World Relief, urged Americans to remember the plight of Christians in Nigeria, where tens of thousands have been slaughtered for their faith in the past decade amid escalating persecution.
A 49-year-old blind Christian in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy, punishable by death, after a Muslim accused him of insulting Islam’s prophet.
