Syria Despite the recent celebrations celebrating one year since the toppling of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, Christians have faced a deadly wave of violence throughout 2025. The most harrowing example came on June 22, when a suicide bomber attacked Mar Elias Church in Damascus: after opening fire on congregants during Divine Liturgy, he detonated an … [Read more...] about Persecuted for their Christian Faith
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Church services look different for Pastor Barnabas and his congregation.
There are no pews or hymnals to be seen on a Sunday morning. There is no stage or pulpit. There’s not even an open-air meeting structure, as might be seen elsewhere in his home country of Nigeria. Instead, Barnabas sits with other Christians in the middle of a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), where he has lived for over five years. There, makeshift tents sprawl in … [Read more...] about Church services look different for Pastor Barnabas and his congregation.
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Underground church leaders detained or missing in crackdown By Katie O’Malley Since October 9, nearly 30 pastors and staff from the Beijing Zion Church have been detained or forcibly disappeared by Chinese authorities. Zion was once a massive house church. But it was banned in 2018 after refusing to install government surveillance cameras in its sanctuary. The … [Read more...] about Persecuted for their Christian faith
Let’s Unite in Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Each year, hundreds of millions of Christians are persecuted for their faith in various parts of the world. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) Canada exists to encourage Canadian Christians to pray for their persecuted sisters and brothers around the world – especially on the first Sunday of November. This year’s theme for IDOP in Canada is Unite in … [Read more...] about Let’s Unite in Prayer for the Persecuted Church
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Papua New Guinea Every August since 2007, Papua New Guinea has observed a national holiday called the National Repentance Day. The purpose of the day is to encourage citizens to remember Papua New Guinea’s Christian heritage and focus on the repentance of sins for the more than 14 million people living on hundreds of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Christian leaders from … [Read more...] about Persecuted for Their Christian Faith