Fulani extremists killed 12 Christians in attacks on two worship services on Easter Sunday (April 5) in Kaduna State, Nigeria, following the killing of 17 Christians in Benue State, sources said, according to Morning Star News.
As Easter Sunday is only a few days away, church leaders are warning Christians around the globe to be ever vigilant — and in some cases tone down their celebrations — amid recent reports of deadly attacks on Palm Sunday.
Nigeria was the first country mentioned in the introduction of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s annual report released on Wednesday (March 4) describing its “terrifying crisis of religious violence” and connecting it to the politics of the country.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for February 1, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.
Residents of a village in Kaduna state have confirmed to news outlet Truth Nigeria that 177 Christians were kidnapped from three churches on Sunday (Jan. 18) following government attempts to impede access and block information about the crime.
Syria broke into the top 10 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian for the first time in nearly a decade in Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List as more than 388 million Christians worldwide faced high levels of persecution or discrimination last year.
Nigerian Christians express appreciation for U.S. military action against Islamic militant targets in far northwestern Nigeria on Dec. 25.
Militants have killed at least 58 individuals in Christian villages in northeastern and northcentral Nigeria since Christmas and kidnapped others from a Catholic boarding school, according to numerous reports.
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