• Nigerian Women Carry Bibles, Protest Massacre

  Thousands of Nigerian women dressed in black and carrying Bibles, wooden crosses, pictures of victims, and branches symbolizing peace marched in a central Nigerian state on Thursday to protest the massacre of about 500 villagers, who were mostly women and children.

  

• Christian Youths 'Cry Out' for Persecuted Believers

  Christian youths on Friday kicked off a time-zone crossing prayer chain for persecuted believers that began in New Zealand and will go around to about 50 countries.

• Iranian Pastor Has Visible Marks of Torture, Says Wife

  An Iranian evangelical pastor who was suddenly arrested and then imprisoned has visible marks of torture, his wife said after she visited him.

• Iraqi Christians Protest Killings

  Hundreds of Iraqi Christians on Sunday protested against the recent flare up of violence against them in northern Iraq.

  

• World Vision: Chile's Quake Is Not Like Haiti's

  The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile Saturday morning is not like the one that devastated Haiti in January, said a relief expert at World Vision.