Spain church machete attack suspect was 25-year-old Moroccan, police confirm
Madrid, Spain Reuters The suspect in a machete attack on two churches in southern Spain in which one clergyman was killed and another seriously injured is a 25-year-old Moroccan man who was due to be deported from the country, police said on Thursday. The suspect was arrested on Wednesday evening after a man wielding a […]
Security tightens at Nigerian churches, mosques following attack
Nairobi, Kenya Security officers are protecting churches and mosques in Nigeria during services to ensure that worshippers are safe, a month after gunmen attacked a Catholic church in the Nigerian town of Owo, leaving more than 50 dead and injuring dozens of people. Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, of the Archdiocese of Owerri in southern Nigeria, […]
Nigerian herders kill 33, burn four churches days after kidnapping school children
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Barely a week after the kidnapping of nearly 140 students at a Baptist boarding school in Nigeria’s north-western state of Kaduna, a fresh terrorist attack in the region has left at least 33 people dead and four churches and hundreds of homes burnt down, according to Luka Binniyat, a spokesman for the […]
Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack
Updated: 10pm (AEDT) Makassar, IndonesiaAP Indonesian authorities on Monday identified a newly married couple with suspected militant links as the attackers who used a pressure cooker to blow themselves up outside a Roman Catholic cathedral during Palm Sunday Mass. The attack wounded 20 people, including four church guards, and broke windows at the church and […]
“Safe haven” for fleeing families hit by attacks in Burkina Faso
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Deadly attacks on Christians in a “safe haven” for thousands fleeing violence in Burkina Faso mark a new phase of crisis, the United Nations said on Thursday, as jihadis expand their reach. About 16 people died in three attacks on churches and a religious procession in the last two weeks, threatening […]
As Emanuel AME documentary screens, survivors, families mull grief and guns
Washington, DCRNS Felicia Sanders, who survived the shooting four years ago at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, told a tale of two Bibles. First, there was the holy book she used for the Bible study the shooter infiltrated that Wednesday night in June of 2015, returned to her after she […]
UN Secretary-General condemns attack on Burkina Faso church
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the latest attack on a church in Burkina Faso in which six people, including a priest, were killed when gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Sunday. In a statement, Guterres urged all citizens of Burkina Faso to “stand firmly with one another across communities and not to succumb to efforts […]
Four more churches attacked in Nepal
World Watch Monitor A church in Nepal has been bombed and three other churches attacked by arsonists over a five-day period, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Arsonists attacked Hebron Church in Hilihang Rural Municipality, in Nepal’s eastern district of Panchthar, on 9th May; Emmanuel Church, Doti, in the country’s far west, on 10th May; and Emmanuel Church […]
TEXAS SHOOTING: US CHURCHES LOOK TO TIGHTEN SECURITY, EVEN ARM CONGREGANTS, IN MASSACRE AFTERMATH
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER reports for Religion News Service…
AFRICA: BOKO HARAM CAUSING ‘UNTOLD MISERY’ IN NORTHERN CAMEROON
Boko Haram are spreading terror – and targeting Christians – in a number of African countries around Nigeria, including Cameroon. The World Watch Monitor tells the story of one family who have had to flee their home…