Persecuted Church

Former Missouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler hopes to advance the cause of faith without fear around the world in her new role as a commissioner on the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious ...

Christians around the world will observe the Day of the Christian Martyr on June 29, which church tradition holds was the day that the Apostle Paul was beheaded in Rome. In advance ...

The funeral for a Missouri missionary couple murdered in cold blood in Hait took place Tuesday, June 4 in Neosho. A prayer vigil last week saw hundreds attend as their peers shared ...

The world was changing in wonderful and confusing ways. The Berlin Wall, that concrete block demarcation between the free West and the Iron Curtain of communism, fell to the ground two years ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwestern East Azerbaijan province on Sunday, Iranian state media confirmed on Monday morning. Raisi was a fanatical hardliner responsible for ...

Since its founding by Richard Wurmbrand, Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) has used “creative means to get Bibles into restricted nations.” In a recent fundraising email, VOM asked potential donors to join ...

Persecution of Christians in the United States and throughout the West is on the rise, according to Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern in Washington. “Basically, we are frogs in the ...

More than 100 religious freedom advocates are encouraging the U.S. Senate to pass bipartisan resolution SR-569, which would integrate religious freedom into U.S. foreign policy and address worldwide violations of faith. The ...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has blasted Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas for saying immigrants who enter the country illegally through the southern border are welcome to come to the city. Lucas ...

Today marks the anniversary of the fire that nearly destroyed Notre Dame – the iconic 850-year-old cathedral that has become the symbol of Christianity in France. The fire was ruled an accident ...

An 18-year-old Idaho man is awaiting a court hearing for planning a “violent plot” for ISIS against 21 churches. In a release, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Alexander Mercurio was plotting ...

International Christian Concern (ICC) is condemning the Nicaraguan government under the leadership of Daniel Ortega, accusing it of extreme religious intolerance and an escalating trend of tyranny. “The regime has exhibited hostility ...

Police in Tennessee continue to investigate a hate crime in which 200 Bibles were burned outside a small church on Easter morning. Greg Locke, pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mt. ...

A Christian human rights organization is emphasizing the “absolute right” of Christian Armenians to return to their homeland in Azerbaijan. Six months ago 120,000 Armenians were attacked and driven out by armed ...

Valentine’s Day is one of the most celebrated, yet least understood holidays in the Western World. It’s also quite popular in countries like India and Iran, where its celebration could still land ...

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a church attack in Istanbul that left one person dead Sunday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya made a statement on Twitter stating that the armed attackers ...

Global Christian Relief, a U.S. group that monitors persecution of Christians, has launched the Violent Incidents Database to track worldwide religious persecution. The database, which is accessible to the public, catalogs more ...

Despite dire statistics about rising persecution, Christians are facing down terrorists and moving ahead with Christmas celebrations. After multiple attacks on a village in northcentral Nigeria’s Plateau state from Fulani militants, a ...

Contrary to a recent report, the number of Christians in China is not declining, despite a government crackdown, the leader of Global Christian Relief said. “A recent Pew Research Report measuring religion ...

The Arab rulers of Bethlehem are canceling Christmas. The city was once 86% Christian majority but after Israel turned over control to the Palestinian Authority, most Christians fled. As recently as 1995, ...

Reports are emerging from Sudan of the mass murder of African Christians by Islamic Jihadis. Governmental aid agencies and non-profits have shared social media videos from the jihadi accounts showing residents of ...

The International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians, sponsored by Voice of the Martyrs, is scheduled for this Sunday. “This special day is set aside as a global prayer meeting for persecuted ...

As my wife Anita and I were taking photos outside the White House on Monday, we noticed several Korean women among the protesters.  Our eyes met and we exchanged pleasant smiles but ...

The American Center for Law and Justice is considering legal action against a Missouri senior living center after it allegedly banned residents from holding Bible studies. The organization’s Abigail Southerland said that ...

Today is a national holiday in Afghanistan as the Taliban terrorist organization celebrates the second anniversary of a disastrous U.S. retreat from the country.  The commemoration marks their return to Kabul and ...