[ad_1] • Tues. 1/30 at 2:00 pm ET: Religious Freedom Chat with Mike Pence Mike Pence, who served as Vice President of the United States under the Trump administration, made a special appearance at the IRF Summit’s afternoon session. The…

[ad_1] On December 10, terrorists arrived in the village of Bolomakte, menacingly gripping machine guns. But they weren’t there to destroy; they were there to warn. They told everyone in the village to leave, and that they would come back…

[ad_1] This past Christmas, in Monsha’at Zaafaranah, Christians set up a tent to gather under and celebrate the birth of Jesus. The village doesn’t have its own church and usually believers must travel great distances to attend a service in…

[ad_1] Have you ever wondered what life is like inside secretive North Korea? Eun-Young—a brave North Korean defector—provides a brief glimpse in the video above. In her youth, Eun-Young had never heard of God. So as a teenager, she began to…

[ad_1] Already, following the consecration of the temple, churches have been targeted. After a parade celebrating the opening of the temple, 150 boys on bikes all shouting, “Jai Shri Ram,” meaning “Glory to Lord Rama,” stopped outside of a church….

[ad_1] For North Korean defectors, there’s one constant on the harrowing journey to South Korea: fear. It clings to you like the dusty roads—embedding itself deep in your bones, as Junghee* and her family discovered. The decision to leave North…

[ad_1] Uttar Pradesh—where the new Hindu temple now stands in the city of Ayodhya—is not only India’s largest state, it’s also home to more than 350,000 minority Christians. In recent years, believers in the state have found themselves increasingly under…

[ad_1] It was Christmas Eve in the village of Lunghai and many of the villagers were preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus the following day. Men gathered animals for a feast while women prepared their homes for guests. It…

[ad_1] More than two million Pakistanis work in the country’s 20,000 brick kilns. Often, these workers are minorities—Christians, Hindus or lower-caste Muslims—who are limited in finding decent work. And like Danish, many of these workers are bonded slaves, individuals who…

[ad_1] Today, we mourn the loss of James Masih Shera, a distinguished politician, educationist, and the former Mayor of Rugby. Born in a small rural village in Pakistan, Shera’s life was a testament to his unwavering commitment to public service…