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‘Defeating IS won’t guarantee Christians’ return’

November 21, 2016 Iraq Erbil, IDPs, Iraq, Islamic State, Kurds

The military defeat of Islamic State (IS) will not be enough to encourage displaced Iraqi Christians back to the cities, towns and villages from which the jihadists chased them, according to a senior priest in the region. Archimandrite Emanuel Youkhana, a priest in the Assyrian Church of the East and . . . Read More

Korean church leaders ‘can broker peace’

November 18, 2016 South Korea North Korea, South Korea

Church leaders from North and South Korea have stressed the importance of dialogue between the two countries’ Christians for brokering peace. At a conference last week, church leaders from both nations agreed that a new peace treaty must be drawn up to replace the “insufficient” Armistice Agreement of 1953. The . . . Read More

Fresh criticism for Egypt church construction law

November 18, 2016 Egypt Churches, Copts, Egypt, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood

After the ratification of a law on the building of churches in Egypt in September, Copts and rights organisations have voiced concerns that this will not aid in turning the tide on discrimination against Egypt’s Orthodox Christian minority. For decades the construction and renovation of churches has been obstructed by . . . Read More

Three priests killed, another tortured in Mexico

November 15, 2016 Mexico Catholics, Guerrero, Kidnapping, Mexico, Michoacán, Organised crime, State of Mexico, Torture, Veracruz

Three Roman Catholic priests have been murdered and another tortured in Mexico since September, reports the Associated Press. Rev. Jose Luis Sanchez Ruiz was found alive three days after his abduction in Catemaco town, Veracruz state, with ‘visible signs of torture’ according to a Roman Catholic Church statement. His kidnap . . . Read More

2-year-old girl dead after Indonesia church attack

November 15, 2016 Indonesia Aceh, Bogor, Borneo, GKI Yasmin, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Kalimantan, Muhammadiyah, Nahdlatul Ulama, Samarinda, Sumatra

A two-year-old girl has died after suffering 75% burns following an attack by an alleged Islamic extremist on a church in Borneo, Indonesia, reports ABC News. Ade Intan Marbun was one of four young children injured after a man – apparently identified by police as a 32 year old ex-convict . . . Read More

Churches’ prayers show Syria’s “blood ecumenism”

November 10, 2016 Syria Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, Syria

Christians from different backgrounds have gathered in Damascus to stress the “blood ecumenism” uniting them through shared suffering in Syria. The “cry for peace” was joined by over 2,500, together with bishops of various Christian denominations, as well as nuns, priests, volunteers and scout groups, reported Asia News on Tuesday. . . . Read More

Tehran hosts 4th Christian-Muslim summit

November 8, 2016 Iran, Isfahan, Qom, Shia, Sunni, Tehran

Delegations from Sunni and Shia Islam, and Roman Catholic and Anglican churches gathered in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday for the 4th Christian-Muslim summit, . The summit finishes on 9th November. Afterwards, delegates will visit the Muslim pilgrimage cities of Qom and Isfahan. The international leaders are sharing ideas . . . Read More

Libyan Christian arrested for proselytising

November 8, 2016 Libya Benghazi, Blasphemy, Converts, Islamic extremism, Libya, Sharia

A Libyan man who converted to Christianity has been arrested in the eastern city of Benghazi, local sources have confirmed to World Watch Monitor. The man is accused of “proselytising on social media and denigrating Islam”. His arrest was announced on the Facebook page of a branch of Libya’s General . . . Read More

Morocco Christian survives assassination attempt

November 8, 2016 Morocco Casablanca, Greek Orthodox, Islamic extremism, King Mohammed VI, Morocco

A prominent Christian activist has survived an assassination attempt on Friday (4 Nov.), in Morocco’s northern city of Casablanca, reports Middle East Concern, which works on freedom of religion for Christians. It reports Mohammed Saeed Zao is well-known because of his promotion of the rights of Christians, and has featured . . . Read More

Indonesia: Christian Governor accused of blasphemy

November 7, 2016 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Indonesia, Islamic Defenders Front, Jakarta, Quran

Thousands of hardline Muslims turned violent during a protest calling for the prosecution of Jakarta’s Christian Governor over comments he made about the Quran, . An estimated 50,000 demonstrated at a largely peaceful rally in the Indonesian capital on 4 November after the Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said that Islamic . . . Read More

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Catching Our Eye

Catching Our Eye

‘Defeating IS won’t guarantee Christians’ return’

Korean church leaders ‘can broker peace’

Fresh criticism for Egypt church construction law

Three priests killed, another tortured in Mexico

2-year-old girl dead after Indonesia church attack

Churches’ prayers show Syria’s “blood ecumenism”

Tehran hosts 4th Christian-Muslim summit

Libyan Christian arrested for proselytising

Morocco Christian survives assassination attempt

Indonesia: Christian Governor accused of blasphemy

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