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Christian tribal community members in Kapena village, Nabarangpur district, Odisha, were reportedly harassed and prevented from holding prayers after a mob entered their church and allegedly threatened demolition and expulsion of converted families.
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Delaware State Police reported thefts of air conditioner parts from two churches in Laurel, Delaware.
A Lincoln resident, identified as the boyfriend of a parish administrator, was arrested and accused of stealing approximately $16,000–$17,000 in checks and $300–$400 in cash from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
A U.S. Marine veteran and missionary, Michael Ryan Burke (42), was fatally shot at his home in Columbia, Missouri, during a planned Facebook Marketplace meetup.
A church in Port St. Lucie, Florida reported vandalism to the front of its building, including broken glass, trash dumped on the sidewalk, and a cross torn down.
A Protestant pastor was detained by local authorities for five days and then expelled from his community after refusing to kneel and pray before an image of Saint James the Apostle during a local festival.
The eviction was reportedly carried out by the head of the state-run Hetman Capital National Historical and Cultural Preserve; legal representatives are preparing complaints and court filings to defend the nuns’ rights.
Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab claimed it killed four Christians in eastern Kenya, including an intelligence officer and a monk involved in missionary work.
The First Congregational Church of Winter Park reported that a banner was removed from the church lawn, carried to the front doors, and set on fire in an incident described by church leaders as an “act of hate.”
