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25 churchgoers abducted from worship service in Nigeria; pastor shot
Terrorists attacked a church service in northwestern Nigeria on Sunday (Jan. 15), shot and wounded the pastor and kidnapped 25 congregation members, sources said.
Priest burned to death by assailants who set fire to his home
A Roman Catholic priest in northwest Nigeria was burned to death before dawn today when assailants set his parish living quarters ablaze and wounded an assistant priest, sources said.
Pastor battles for his life in ICU after being poisoned in Uganda
A pastor in western Uganda remains in a hospital intensive care unit after Muslim extremists poisoned him and a Christian couple on Nov. 24, sources said.
'Mass graves litter the countryside': Over 40 Christians slaughtered, 58 kidnapped in Christmas attacks
One Christian was killed and 53 were kidnapped on Christmas Day in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, after more than 40 Christians were slain in the week leading up to the holiday, sources said.
Pastor attacked with acid in Uganda after preaching sermon
A pastor has lost nearly all his vision after Muslim extremists lured him into an ambush in Uganda’s capital city and sprayed him with acid, sources said.
Muslim radicals halt Christmas celebrations in Indonesia; president visits churches
Muslim villagers in West Java, Indonesia on Christmas Day stopped a congregation from celebrating Christmas in a home, according to various sources.
Christians' homes 'razed, victims burned alive': Fulani, terrorists go on killing spree in Kaduna state
Suspected herdsmen and other terrorists killed 46 people in attacks in predominantly Christian areas of southern Kaduna state earlier this week, sources said.
Indonesian district official bans Christmas celebrations without government approval
A high-level official in western Indonesia announced an agreement with a multi-faith body that prohibits Christmas celebrations in a district at sites without government approval.
Church building burned down by suspected member of Sudanese military, sources say
A man suspected of being a Muslim extremist in the ranks of the Sudanese military last Friday burned down a church building in eastern Sudan, sources said.
Christian converts nearly killed in Uganda for leaving Islam: 'We survived by the grace of Jesus'
Muslim extremists in central Uganda lured a Christian teacher to his home by forcing his wife to call and tell him she was ill, then the intruders beat him and his son, the father said.