Few persecuted Christians find refuge in US, new report finds
United States RNS Fewer Christians fleeing persecution in their native countries have found a safe harbour in the United States in the past half decade, according to a new report from a pair of Christian non-profits, which cites the effects of the pandemic and the dismantling of US refugee resettlement programs during the Trump administration. […]
Essay: US Congress needs to live up to its Christian protestations
The Most Rev JOHN STOWE, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, asks whether US politicians really want Christian values to prevail?…
Pakistani Christians hold Sunday services at churches burnt by mob
Lahore, Pakistan Reuters Pakistani Christians held services on Sunday at churches that were vandalised and torched by a vigilante mob last week after two Christian brothers were accused of desecrating the Quran. Members of the Christian community chant slogans as they gather to condemn the attacks on churches and houses in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad, […]
Pakistan arrests 129 Muslims after mob attacks churches and homes of minority Christians
Jaranwala, Pakistan AP Police arrested more than 100 Muslims in overnight raids from an area in eastern Pakistan where a Muslim mob angered over the alleged desecration of the Quran by a Christian man attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon troops to restore order, officials said Thursday. There were no […]
Muslim mob attacks three churches after accusing Christian man of desecrating Quran in eastern Pakistan
Multan, Pakistan AP Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The scale of the violence prompted the government to deploy […]
Lebanon Christian cleric urges state control of weapons after clash
Beirut Reuters Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called for state control over weapons on Sunday, days after a deadly clash between Christian villagers and the heavily armed group Hezbollah over an overturned truck of ammunition. A Hezbollah member and a Christian resident were killed in Wednesday’s exchange of fire in the village of Kahaleh, near Beirut, […]
Two killed in clash between Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Christian villagers – sources
Beirut, LebanonReuters Two people were killed in Lebanon on Wednesday in an exchange of fire between Hezbollah members and residents of a Christian village after a truck belonging to the heavily armed Shi’ite group overturned in the area, security sources said. A member of the Iran-backed Hezbollah and a resident of the mountain village of […]
Political showdown: A feud between a patriarch and a militia leader adds to the woes of Iraqi Christians
ABBY SEWELL and SALAR SALIM, of Associated Press, report…
Sight-Seeing: Why Christians need to support diversity professionals, not demonise them
MICHELLE LOYD-PAIGE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that even among Christians, diversity, equity and inclusion leaders find themselves isolated and unsupported…
In the US, Yeshiva University adds a master’s program in Jewish studies for Christians
United StatesRNS Yeshiva University has launched a master’s degree program intended specifically for Christian students who want to learn more about Judaism, part of a growing number of academic collaborations at US Christian and Jewish schools that draw students of different faiths. The Hebraic Studies Program for Christian Students began this summer as a partnership […]