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Archaeologists Uncover Possible Exodus-Era Site Along Egypt’s Ancient Military Road
Archaeologists Uncover Possible Exodus-Era Site Along Egypt’s Ancient Military Road

Egyptian archaeologists say new discoveries in northeastern Egypt may help identify a long-lost ancient city that stood along one of the most important military roads of the ancient world — a route many scholars have connected to the biblical account of the Exodus.

Pakistan Christians Concerned As Court Details Acquittals In Couple’s Burning Deaths
Pakistan Christians Concerned As Court Details Acquittals In Couple’s Burning Deaths

Pakistani Christians have expressed concern after Pakistan’s Supreme Court released details of its decision to acquit the last three men sentenced to death over the 2014 mob killing of a Christian couple who were beaten and burned alive in a brick kiln following blasphemy allegations.

U.s. National Debt Hits $40 Trillion
U.s. National Debt Hits $40 Trillion

The United States government passed a sobering milestone Wednesday as the national debt topped $40 trillion, up from $39 trillion only five months ago.

Christians Massacred In Nigeria As Middle Belt Violence Deepens
Christians Massacred In Nigeria As Middle Belt Violence Deepens

More evidence has emerged of massacres targeting predominantly Christian communities in central Nigeria, with local officials saying at least 25 people were killed in an overnight attack on a village in Plateau State.

Pastor, Six Christians Disappear After Police Raid in China’s “Jerusalem”
Pastor, Six Christians Disappear After Police Raid in China’s “Jerusalem”

A prominent house church pastor and six other Christians have disappeared after being detained by police in Wenzhou, a major Christian center in eastern China often called the “Jerusalem of China.”

US Christian Missionary Freed After Nine Months In Islamist Militant Captivity
US Christian Missionary Freed After Nine Months In Islamist Militant Captivity

Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot kidnapped by suspected Islamist militants in Niger’s capital, Niamey, in October last year, has been released and is in U.S. custody, U.S. President Donald J. Trump confirmed Friday.

Violence Against Christians, Churches Rising Across Europe, Monitor Says (Worthy News In-Depth)
Violence Against Christians, Churches Rising Across Europe, Monitor Says (Worthy News In-Depth)

Concerns are mounting over increasing violence against Christians and churches across Europe after dozens of churches, religious symbols and worshipers were targeted in July, including cases involving bodily waste, arson and the stabbing of a woman praying in an Irish Catholic church.

India Church Leader Arrested Over Facebook Comment As Christians Voice Concern
India Church Leader Arrested Over Facebook Comment As Christians Voice Concern

An elderly Christian leader has been detained in India for allegedly offending the religious sentiments of the Asian nation’s Hindu majority on social media.

Pakistan Christians Reel From Blasphemy Cases, Mob Violence And Abuse (Worthy News Focus)
Pakistan Christians Reel From Blasphemy Cases, Mob Violence And Abuse (Worthy News Focus)

Members of Pakistan’s Christian minority were reeling Friday after numerous violent incidents over faith and what they say were false allegations of blasphemy against Islam, the majority religion in the Asian nation.

Trump Administration Announces $2 Billion for Christian Aid Groups After USAID Overhaul
Trump Administration Announces $2 Billion for Christian Aid Groups After USAID Overhaul

The Trump administration has announced nearly $2 billion in health and humanitarian assistance for faith-based organizations, placing several major Christian ministries at the center of a reshaped U.S. foreign-aid strategy following sweeping cuts to USAID programs.

Former Jehovah’s Witness Turned Christian Publisher Wim de Goeij Dies At 64
Former Jehovah’s Witness Turned Christian Publisher Wim de Goeij Dies At 64

Wim de Goeij, a former Jehovah’s Witness who became a prominent Dutch publisher of Bible-teaching materials and outspoken critic of the Watch Tower Society, has died. He was 64.

UK Christian Motorist Told to Remove ‘Jesus Loves You’ Message to Keep Car Insurance
UK Christian Motorist Told to Remove ‘Jesus Loves You’ Message to Keep Car Insurance

A Christian motorist in Britain is considering legal action after his insurer reportedly told him that his car insurance could not continue unless he removed handmade “Jesus Loves You” messages from his vehicle.

Vietnam Jails Montagnard Protestant Pastor For 7.5 Years
Vietnam Jails Montagnard Protestant Pastor For 7.5 Years

A Vietnamese court has sentenced Montagnard Protestant pastor Y Nuen Ayun to seven and a half years in prison on charges of “undermining the national unity policy,” trial observers told Worthy News on Monday.

Archaeologists Uncover Church Tied to Nicaea—Where Christianity Made a Historic Break From Its Jewish Roots
Archaeologists Uncover Church Tied to Nicaea—Where Christianity Made a Historic Break From Its Jewish Roots

Archaeologists in modern-day Turkey have uncovered remains of an ancient church believed to be connected to the historic site where the First Council of Nicaea was held in A.D. 325, drawing fresh attention to one of the most consequential turning points in the history of Christianity.

Pakistan Christians Fear Blasphemy Violence Despite Crackdown (Worthy News In-Depth)
Pakistan Christians Fear Blasphemy Violence Despite Crackdown (Worthy News In-Depth)

Pakistani Christians said Sunday they remain concerned about violence triggered by false blasphemy accusations despite a sharp decline in registered cases following a government and military crackdown on hardline Islamist groups.

Christian Father And Youth Killed In Pakistan Amid Rising Anti-Christian Violence
Christian Father And Youth Killed In Pakistan Amid Rising Anti-Christian Violence

Two Christians, including a young man and a father of four, have been killed in separate attacks in Pakistan, highlighting growing concern about violence and discrimination facing the Christian minority in the Islamic nation, well-informed sources told Worthy News on Sunday.

Sudanese Pastor, Six Others Executed After Arrest in Nuba Mountains
Sudanese Pastor, Six Others Executed After Arrest in Nuba Mountains

A Christian pastor and six others have been executed in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains after being arrested by an armed faction, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).

U.S. Presses Egypt Over Rising Christian Persecution, Religious Freedom Abuses
U.S. Presses Egypt Over Rising Christian Persecution, Religious Freedom Abuses

The Trump administration is pressing Egypt to protect religious freedom amid mounting concerns over attacks, imprisonment and discrimination targeting the country’s large Christian community, including converts from Islam and members of the ancient Coptic Church.

Scottish Missionary Found Dead In Suitcase; Afghan Suspect Detained (Worthy News In-Depth)
Scottish Missionary Found Dead In Suitcase; Afghan Suspect Detained (Worthy News In-Depth)

A family remains in “deep pain” after a suspect was detained in connection with the killing of a Scottish missionary in Athens, Greece, Worthy News learned Friday.

Iraq Court Backs Christian Woman In Landmark Religious Freedom Case
Iraq Court Backs Christian Woman In Landmark Religious Freedom Case

Iraq’s highest appellate court has ordered authorities to recognize a woman’s Christian faith in state records rather than the Muslim designation forced on her under Iraqi law.