‘Devil Worshiper’ Charged in 2016 Slaying Accused of Another Killing Months After Posting Bond
<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> HOUSTON (Click2 Houston) – A Houston story made international headlines four years ago: an 18-year-old is accused of killing his 16-year-old friend during a satanic ritual. Edward O’Neal, the suspect in
December Marks Two Years Since Raids on China’s Early Rain Church as Conditions for Christians Worsen
CHENGDU, China (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — Today marks the second anniversary of a series of raids on Early Rain Church by authorities in Chengdu, China, in which police searched church members’ homes and arrested over 100 seminary students, church members
Ala. Woman Raising 12 Children After Sister, Brother-in-Law Die From COVID
(AL.com) — Years ago, Francesca McCall and her sister, Chantale, made a pact: should either of them die young, one sister would take in the other’s children and raise them as their own. It was a promise Francesca McCall, 40, never
Court Suspends Geneva COVID Religious Gatherings Ban, Church Services Resume
Photo Credit: Debby Hudson/Unsplash (ADF International) — Geneva’s total ban on religious services and events has been suspended by the Swiss Constitutional Chamber of the Canton of Geneva. The court has yet to decide whether the ban is a violation of the
Christian Woman in Pakistan Killed for Refusing Muslim’s Marriage Proposal
Photo Credit: Samina Kousar/Pixabay Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to local reports, a 24-year-old Christian woman was shot and killed in Pakistan after she refused a marriage proposal and invitation to convert to Islam by a Muslim man. On Nov. 11,
Dutch Doctors Allowed to Sedate ‘Agitated’ Dementia Patients Before Euthanasia
Photo Credit: Raw Pixel (The Christian Institute) — Doctors in the Netherlands will be allowed to sedate dementia patients before euthanizing them, if they fear they will resist. New guidelines say that in cases of severe dementia where the patient has lost
30-Worshiper Limit in France Ruled ‘Illegal’
Photo Credit: Aaron Burden/Unsplash (The Christian Institute) — The French government has been ordered to review its limit on the number of people allowed in places of worship by the country’s highest court. Last month, the French government announced its autumn lockdown
Ill. Pastor Greeted With Parade After Recovering From COVID
<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A pastor who spent weeks in the hospital fighting for his life after contracting COVID-19 was greeted by a parade of cars outside his home to
UK Police Apologize for Bursting Into Church During Broadcast
Photo Credit: Christian Concern (The Christian Institute) — Police in the U.K. have apologised to a pastor after bursting in on his service broadcast and incorrectly telling him that he was breaking coronavirus regulations. On Nov. 20, two officers interrupted Daniel Mateola’s
Hong Kong Christian Activist Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison
(Evangelical Focus) — Hong Kong Christian activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 13 and a half months in prison. He was imprisoned on Nov. 23 after pleading guilty to organising an unauthorized meeting in June 2019. Fellow activists Agnes Chow and