Articles by Christian Daily International / Morning Star News
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A 4-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl in Nigeria, kidnapped among nine other Christians by Fulani gunmen on April 20, died shortly after their Nov. 2 release, sources said. -
Government help sought to recover pastor’s wife, daughter in Nigeria
Receiving a large ransom demand last month, a pastor in northeastern Nigeria learned that his wife and daughter, missing since November 2025, were kidnapped by Islamic terrorists, sources said. -
Three men sentenced to death for kidnapping of priests in Nigeria
Three men who kidnapped two Catholic priests were sentenced to death on Thursday (Oct. 22) in northeastern Nigeria for the 2025 abductions, including a member of the priests’ parish. -
Court in Pakistan adjourns hearing on Christians’ abducted daughter
Pakistan’s top constitutional court on Wednesday (Oct. 21) adjourned a hearing on a Christian couple’s petition seeking recovery of their daughter after learning that the Muslim accused of abducting her had not been served a summons because of an “incomplete residential address.” -
Christian humanitarian worker slain in northwest Nigeria
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Christian woman volunteering with the Nigerian Red Cross Society in an Oct. 6 attack on her team’s vehicle in Sokoto state, sources said. -
Islamic Terrorists Attack Three Villages in Northeast Nigeria
Suspected Islamic terrorists attacked three predominantly Christian villages in Adamawa state, Nigeria, on Thursday (Oct. 8), killing at least one person and torching at least one church building, sources said. -
Christian’s death sentence upheld under blasphemy law in Pakistan
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (Oct. 7) upheld the death sentence of a Christian convicted under blasphemy laws while acquitting his brother, with rights advocates questioning the contrasting outcomes after years of legal proceedings, sources said. -
Muslims burn home, shop of Christian in Pakistan
A Muslim mob in Pakistan set fire to a Christian’s house and shop on Friday (Oct. 9) after he was accused of blasphemy, forcing more than 35 Christian families to flee their homes amid fears of further violence, sources said. -
Fulani gunmen kill, kidnap Christians in Kaduna state, Nigeria
Fulani assailants on Tuesday (Oct. 6) broke into homes near the capital of Kaduna state and kidnapped five Christians and a 6-month-old baby, sources said. -
Military in Nigeria detains Christian journalist-rights advocate
A religious freedom advocate and Christian journalist in Nigeria was being held without charges and incommunicado after soldiers arrested him at a military hospital, where relatives attacked by Fulani gunmen were receiving treatment, sources said. -
Six Christians slain over weekend in central Nigeria
Fulani gunmen in Nigeria shot two Christians to death in a village of Bokkos County, Plateau state, on Sunday (Oct. 4) and four others in Riyom County on Saturday, sources said. -
Attacks in Plateau state, Nigeria claim lives of 12 Christians
Fulani gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 12 Christians in Barkin Ladi County, Plateau state over three days at the end of September, sources said.
