Pastor killed, wife kidnapped by armed bandits in Nigeria
Armed assailants in Kaduna state, Nigeria, last Friday killed a pastor and kidnapped his wife, sources said.
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Elder confesses to setting Pakistani church fire after initially blaming extremists
Christians in Lahore, Pakistan, were shocked to learn on Saturday that a church elder confessed to setting fire to their worship structure after initially blaming it on a Muslim extremist group, sources said.
Church set on fire in Pakistan after threatening letter left at main gate
A church building was set on fire in Lahore, Pakistan, on Thursday, a month after the pastor received a letter threatening the congregation for worshiping too loudly, sources said.
Kidnappers shoot pastor dead after church members hand over ransom payment for his release
A pastor kidnapped earlier this month in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi was killed on Tuesday after church members paid a ransom for his release, sources said.
Nepalese pastor sentenced to jail for proselytizing fears his case will set a troubling precedent
As he awaits prison after a wrongful conviction for proselytizing, Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya fears his case will set a precedent for authorities in Nepal to incarcerate other Christians, he said.
2 churches shelled amid military conflict in Sudan, sources say
At least two Christian buildings were bombed last week amid fighting between rival military factions in Sudan, sources said.
Uganda: Muslim man flees country after setting wife on fire for accepting Jesus Christ
A woman in eastern Uganda has been hospitalized with serious burns after her Muslim husband discovered she had converted to Christianity and set her on fire, area sources said.
Radical Fulani kidnap 25 Christians in raid on village in Nigeria, leaving 1 dead, 2 wounded
Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in northern Nigeria on early Tuesday morning, killing one Christian, wounding two and kidnapping 25 others, sources said.
Christian doctor murdered in machete attack in Nigeria
A Christian doctor was killed in a machete attack on him and his motorcycle driver on Oct. 17 in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said.
Christian student kidnapped; watchdog accuses Nigerian university of aiding forced conversion to Islam
Personnel of Kaduna State University have aided in the kidnapping and forcible conversion to Islam of a Christian student, according to a campus watchdog group.
