Plan your finances for the ones in your heart with Thrivent

World Watch Monitor

Follow this author

In Eritrea, 'Persecution Greater Than Ever and Getting Worse'

Religious persecution in Eritrea is at its "highest level ever and getting worse," says an Eritrean Christian leader.

In Eritrea, 'Persecution Greater Than Ever and Getting Worse'

Anxiety High as Rebels Take Over Central African Republic

A three-month-old rebel uprising in the Central African Republic swept into the country's capital Sunday, ousting the president and leaving...

Anxiety High as Rebels Take Over Central African Republic

Burned Church Latest in String of Tanzanian Attacks

Arsonists burned a Tanzania church Feb. 19 in the semi-autonomous region of Zanzibar, two days after gunmen killed a Catholic priest there.

February 26, 2013

Burned Church Latest in String of Tanzanian Attacks

U.S. Demands Release of American Pastor From Iranian Prison

Stepping up the urgency of the American response, the White House on Friday called on Iran to release a jailed American pastor facing a trial that...

January 22, 2013

U.S. Demands Release of American Pastor From Iranian Prison

Police Break Up Plot to Assassinate Turkish Pastor

Police in Turkey say they thwarted an assassination plot against a Christian pastor Tuesday when they arrested 14 suspects, two of whom had been...

January 18, 2013

Police Break Up Plot to Assassinate Turkish Pastor