Christians in UP arrested and released on bail after being accused of conversion

(Photo: Unsplash) On August 15, the police in Uttar Pradesh accused 37 individuals, including 19 women, of engaging in purported conversion charges in Jaunpur district’s Rajjupur village. Five individuals, three of whom were pastors, were detained and freed on bail the same day after being brought before a sub-divisional magistrate. Pastor Dinesh Kumar told UCA … Read more

Unique Tour Brings Christians Face-to-Face with 1,000-Year Jewish History in Poland

WARSAW, TYKOCIN, Poland – Most people have heard about the horrors of the Holocaust although many don’t realize it ended a vibrant Jewish community in Poland, that had been in existence for a thousand years.  CBN News traveled to Poland to explore that history and its lessons for today on a unique tour called the Narrow … Read more

13 Eritrean Christians released from prison in response to letter campaign

(Photo: Screenshot YouTube.com/Tearstojoyministries.org) Thirteen Eritrean Christians have been released from prison after being falsely imprisoned for 10 years, according to The Voice of the Martyrs Christian ministry, which said the prisoners included seven women and six men who were released as part of a campaign it initiated. The Christians were released about two weeks ago … Read more

Voicing religious discrimination against Dalit Christians and Muslims on ‘Black Day’

(Photo: Unsplash) Christians in India came together on August 10 to observe ‘Black Day’, voicing their opposition to the denial of fundamental rights to Dalit Christians and Muslims. These groups have been excluded from affirmative action programs of the Indian government based solely on religious grounds. The annual ‘Black Day’ serves as a poignant reminder … Read more

Israel's President, Police Commissioner Speak Out Against Small Group of Jews Harassing Christians

JERUSALEM, Israel – Officials in Israel are taking seriously a recent upsurge in spitting and hitting attacks on clergy, and vandalism of Christian sites. The most recent attacks led Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Israeli Police Commissioner, Maj.-Gen. Yaakov Shabtai, to meet leaders of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches of the Holy Land. “In recent months,” Herzog … Read more

Rabbi urges Christians, Jews to work together: ‘We have more in common than what divides’

(Photo: Unsplash/Anton Mislawsky) Rabbi Tuly Weisz, the founder of Israel 365, believes it’s time in the prophetic biblical timeline for Jews and Christians to work together. Weisz has devoted much of his work at Israel 365 to forging a relationship between Christians and Jews and sharing the significance of Israel throughout the Bible and God’s love for … Read more

Seven Christians hospitalised with serious injuries in Chhattisgarh

(Photo: Pixabay) In a vicious attack that occurred in Chhattisgarh earlier in July, seven Christians, including three women, suffered life-threatening injuries. All seven casualties were taken urgently to Jagdalpur’s main hospital. Christians in the village of Bhaganpal in the Bastar district “have been harassed since March this year,” a local pastor claimed in a conversation … Read more