Persecuted Church
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American Pastor Rescued in Deadly South Africa Kidnapping Shootout
Gunfire lit up a quiet street in KwaMagxaki on Tuesday as South African police rescued an American pastor kidnapped during…
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American Pastor Kidnapped During South Africa Church Service
Police are searching for an American pastor who was kidnapped at gunpoint in South Africa Thursday night, leaving his wife…
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Christian Leaders Urge Trump to Free Armenian Hostages in Azerbaijan
A coalition of U.S. Christian leaders has sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging decisive action to free 23…
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Underground Christians in Afghanistan Use Digital Technology to Preserve Faith Under Persecution
Underground Christians in Afghanistan and Iran are turning to the latest technology to beat isolation and loneliness. Metro Voice News…
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Blinken Reaffirms US Religious Freedom Commitment But Ignored Christians Say Critics
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to protecting religious freedom at home and abroad in a…
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Putin’s War on Faith: 500 Ukrainian Churches Destroyed
In a basement somewhere in occupied Ukraine, Christians gather in whispers. Their church is gone now – one of hundreds…
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Missionaries and Pastors Who Died Serving in 2024
Metro Voice regularly reported on the challenges of Christian believers around the world in 2024. The year marked yet another…
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India’s New Anti-Prayer Law Claims First Christian Pastor in Unprecedented Arrest
A Baptist pastor has become the first person arrested under a controversial new law in India’s Assam state that criminalizes…
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Faith Under Fire: Belarus’ Assault on Religious Freedom
In Belarus, where the freedom to follow one’s religion has been reduced to a privilege given at the discretion of…
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Anti-Christian hate crimes on the rise across Europe
Hate crimes against Christians are soaring in Europe. A new report cited 2,444 incidents in 2023, including 232 personal attacks…
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