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Christians in northeast Nigeria are under tremendous pressure from Islamic militants, according to a local attorney in the area. Catherine Yila Kwaltings says Christian girls and women are facing incessant attacks and targeted abductions. “As a private legal practitioner, I have witnessed the bitter effects of the terrorist activities against Christians,” she said. “Here in […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 4, 2024 (Morning Star News) –Islamic extremists killed a 75-year-old woman and her two grandchildren in western Uganda on Christmas Day, sources said. The bodies of Edrine Ngwabize and her two grandchildren, 5-year-old Emoni Niwalindwa and 13-year-old Mathias Byamukama, were found inside their home in Nyabitutsi village, Kamwenge Sub-County in Kamwenge District after […]
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, January 04, 2024 Jennifer Holloran, former chief operating officer with Wycliffe Bible Translators USA who was appointed president and CEO of the American Bible Society in January 2024. | Courtesy Jennifer Holloran The American Bible Society has announced that Jennifer Holloran will become their new president and CEO, […]
By CP Staff, Thursday, January 04, 2024 A protest group called “Hot Mess” hold up signs of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Federal courthouse on July 8, 2019, in New York City. According to reports, Epstein will be charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage […]
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, January 04, 2024 Actor Shia LaBeouf was formally received into the Roman Catholic Church by Bishop Robert Barron last Sunday following a spiritual journey spanning years. | Facebook/Capuchin Franciscans-Western America Province Actor Shia LaBeouf was formally received into the Roman Catholic Church by Bishop Robert Barron upon receiving […]
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, January 04, 2024 iStock/chameleonseye An appeals court has allowed a lawsuit filed by a child sex trafficking victim against prominent pornography website XVideos and its parent company WebGroup Czech Republic to proceed, overturning a lower court ruling. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for […]
(Christian Daily International)Officials in Mauritania have released all Christians arrested after a video of a baptism ceremony in November prompted Muslims to call for their punishment, Christian leaders in the region said. The Christians do not appear to have been charged with any crime, the Christian leaders indicated. “They have been asked to go home and believe […]
ABUJA, Nigeria(Christian Daily International–Morning Star NewsUnidentified terrorists on Thursday (Dec. 28) killed eight Christians in Taraba state, Nigeria, a week after 13 others were slain the previous week, sources said. The assailants attacked four predominantly Christian villages in Ussa County at about at about 4 p.m., residents said. “While we are still celebrating Christmas, an event which […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Wednesday, January 03, 2024 Andrew Lloyd Webber onstage during the Platinum Party at the Palace in front of Buckingham Palace on June 04, 2022, in London, England. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated from June 2 to June 5, 2022, in the U.K. and Commonwealth to […]
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, January 03, 2024 Gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin of Team United States looks on after the medal ceremony for the Women’s 4x400m Relay on day 10 of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 24, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon. | Steph Chambers/Getty Images An Olympic athlete […]