The Opening Ceremonies have just commenced, but the 2020 Tokyo Games already feel weird. The Japanese government made a last-minute decision to bar spectators, and a number of athletes had to drop out after testing positive for COVID-19 or quarantine after being exposed to those who have tested positive. Like their fellow Olympians, Christian athletes... Continue Reading →
Several evangelical organizations, both internationally and in the U.S., are partnering together in an effort to cover Japan with 1 million hours of prayer during the 30 days of the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic games. “Japan1Million,” a movement started by a partnership between the Japan International Sports Partnership and the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association, encourages Christians around the... Continue Reading →
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Armed kidnappers in Nigeria have released 28 of the more than 120 students who were abducted at the beginning of July from the Bethel Baptist High School in the northern town of Damishi. Church officials handed those children over to their parents at the school on Sunday. But the Rev. Israel... Continue Reading →
As the Tokyo Summer Olympics kick off, two Japanese Christian organizations are calling for churches worldwide to engage in a total of one million hours of prayer for a spiritual awakening in Japan. According to the Joshua Project, a Christian organization based in the U.S., Japanese believers make up less than one percent of the... Continue Reading →
VATICAN CITY, July 26 (Reuters) - A landmark fraud trial of 10 people including a cardinal begins in the Vatican on Tuesday in what officials hope will be a turning point in its financial credibility and show that no-one is above the law. The headliner at the trial is Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 73, formerly a... Continue Reading →
The Vatican has released information on its real estate holdings for the first time, revealing it owns more than 5,000 properties, as part of its most detailed financial disclosures ever. The information released on Saturday was contained in two documents – a consolidated financial statement for 2020 for the Holy See and the first ever... Continue Reading →
An Indian pastor and his family were forced to flee their village in the Shyampur area of Uttarakhand state's Haridwar district after police detained and beat him for sharing his Christian faith. Pastor Sanjay Kumar Bharati was arrested in June for reportedly violating COVID-19 restrictions, Morning Star News reports. While in custody, police tortured and... Continue Reading →
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials reportedly raided a virtual church service in Guangdong Province that was meeting over Zoom. Authorities forced Pastor Mao Zhibin and Elder Chu Yanqing with Shenzhen Trinity Gospel Harvest Church to stop preaching as other CCP officials enclosed on the church building, International Christian Concern reported. https://twitter.com/persecutionnews/status/1418697217293103107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The incident took place... Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI, July 22, 2021 (Morning Star News) – A pastor in northern India was forced to leave his village and flee with his family more than 600 miles away after police last month tortured and threatened him, he said. Officers in Uttarakhand state on June 13 arrested pastor Sanjay Kumar Bharati, his wife, children... Continue Reading →
The U.K.'s faith minister has denied reports that the government is requiring COVID-19 passports in order to enter churches. According to Premier Christian News, faith minister and House of Lords member Stephen Greenhalgh rejected a tweet by Talk Radio, a British radio station, implying that nightclubs, cinemas and churches would require proof of vaccination from... Continue Reading →
