Is it not time for the Pope to speak out and pray publicly for Jimmy Lai and other persecuted Christians? By UCA News | January 14, 2026 Xi Jinping’s sweeping crackdown on unregistered Christians across China intensified as this year began, with a new wave of arrests and repression. Last week, Li Yingqiang, the leader…
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff | Times of Israel | Jan 1, 2026 Netanyahu doesn’t name the countries involved; PM says fight for support among young conservatives in US amid increased antisemitism, anti-Israel sentiment is an 8th front in war Israel is joining an emerging alliance of countries “that support Christian communities around the…
By Punch Editorial Board | Punch | January 7, 2026 THE belated pardon granted to a farmer, Sunday Jackson, by the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, is a plus for justice and fairness. It mitigates the injustice meted out to Jackson by the courts. Fintiri granted him and two other inmates a pardon as part…
Former Kansas governor and International Religious Freedom Ambassador Sam Brownback warns that religious liberty is under escalating attack not just in Communist China, but even in the US. By Alex Newman | Dec 30, 2025 The threats to religious freedom are growing not just around the world but even in the United States, warned International…
By Ezinwanne Onwuka | TruthNigeria | December 24, 2025 St. Mary’s Kidnapped Schoolchildren in Nigeria By Ezinwanne Onwuka While the world hums Joy to the World, the Christmas melodies cutting through Nigeria’s festive season tells a different story. Leah, Did You Know? and Bring the Children Home This Christmas interrupt Silent Night with a painful reminder that, for hundreds of Nigerian families,…
Save the Persecuted Christians Applauds Bipartisan Congressional Action on Syria Sanctions Oversight Christian NewsWire | Dec. 19, 2025 WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2025 /Christian Newswire/ — Save the Persecuted Christians (SPC) commends the 134 House Republicans who this morning sent a letter to President Trump demanding strong oversight assurances as the United States moves forward with the…
By Elizabeth Elkind | Fox News | December 19, 2025 Congress’ annual defense policy bill includes a repeal of Syria sanctions More than 100 House Republicans are demanding increased oversight of Syria as the U.S. prepares to repeal longstanding sanctions against the country. Reps. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., and Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., are leading 134 fellow GOP lawmakers…
PRESS RELEASE ChristianNewsWire | Dec. 17, 2025 Save the Persecuted Christians Releases Original Song Dedicated to Leah Sharibu, a Christian Nigerian School Girl Held Captive by Terrorists since 2018 Washington, DC – December 17, 2025 /Christian Newswire/ — Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) today released an original music video and song titled “Leah, Did You Know?” dedicated to Leah Sharibu,…
Today’s false conviction demonstrates the Catholic media magnate’s personal heroism, and the demise of Hong Kong’s independence from Communist China’s oppressive regime. By Nina Shea | National Catholic Register | December 16, 2025 Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai is a hero for all people who cherish the fundamental freedoms of speech, press and religion. Yesterday, he…
Washington, DC – December 11, 2025 – A coalition of prominent faith leaders and organizations dedicated to supporting persecuted religious communities worldwide today expressed profound disappointment over the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s decision not to include President Trump’s nominee, former Congressman Mark Walker, for U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom in today’s confirmation hearing. Despite an urgent letter sent…
Secure a Humanitarian Corridor from Hader to Suwayda On Monday, November 10, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly known as al-Jolani) will meet with President Donald J. Trump at the White House. Meanwhile, in Syria, Christians, Druze, and other minorities are facing an ever-growing humanitarian crisis. People everywhere watched with horror when HTS and Bedouins attacked…
A song for Leah Sharibu, a Christian Nigerian girl kidnapped by Boko Haram and held in captivity, refusing to leave her faith. Credits: Dede Laugesen and Oleg Atbashian Leah, did you know That your faith in Christ would cost you earthly freedom? Leah, did you know That your faith in Christ would anger men of…
Dedicated to over 250 children abducted by Islamist militants from a Catholic boarding school in Nigeria. UPDATE: The terrorists stormed the school on Nov. 21, 2025 at about 9:30 a.m., taking 303 students and 12 teachers. Fifty hostages escaped within hours, leaving 265 in captivity. With 100 now freed, as of December 8, 165 remain…
Save the Persecuted Christians was honored to help organize the first-ever Republic of Armenia’s Prayer Breakfast hosted in Yerevan Nov. 14-15 with Armenian civil society, The Individual Believers Club” in collaboration with The Shai Fund, Save Armenia, Mercury One and The Nazarene Fund and others including Stepan Sargsyan, Craig Simonian, Dr. Jacob Pursley and Elina…
For more than two decades, Nigeria’s Christians—especially in the country’s north and Middle Belt—have lived under the shadow of almost continuous violence. What began as sporadic attacks by Islamist extremists has hardened into a relentless pattern of killings, abductions, mass displacement, and land seizures that is tearing communities apart. In a recent conversation, Rev. Fr.…
Nigerian Army Should Accept Help from U.S. Military: Expert By Onibiyo Segun | TruthNigeria | Nov 19, 2025 Eruku, Kwara State – The attack came without warning. Bullets ripped through the quiet of an evening fellowship at Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, where worshippers had gathered for prayers at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18. …
By Harris Faulkner | Fox News | Nov 19, 2025 Leah Sharibu’s family spokesperson, Dr. Gloria Samdi Puldu, talks with Harris Faulkner on her show, the Faulkner Focus, about thousands of girls held hostage by terrorists operating in Nigeria. Since 2024 to now, Dr. Puldu reports some 1,680 students have been abducted across Nigeria. While…
Honored to be in Yerevan and to have helped organize the first ever Republican of Armenia Prayer Breakfast. Join with us in prayer for the survival, stability, peace and prosperity of Armenia, the world’s oldest Christian nation. https://x.com/persecutedsave/status/1989212572164460658 The post STPC helps organize the first ever Republican of Armenia Prayer Breakfast appeared first on…
By Armenian Civil Society | Christian News Wire | Nov. 13, 2025 YEREVAN, Armenia, Nov. 13, 2025 /Christian Newswire/ — The inaugural Republic of Armenia Prayer Breakfast will convene in Yerevan on Saturday, November 15, 2025, bringing together more than 300 distinguished participants from Armenia and abroad featuring government, diplomacy, business, and faith leaders. This…
By Fortify Rights | November 13, 2025 Chinese founder and nearly 30 other pastors from Zion Church network detained in crackdown (BANGKOK, November 13, 2025)–The Chinese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, and other pastors from the Zion Church network in China, said Fortify Rights today. Chinese authorities arrested Pastor Jin…