Overnight World Report · October 30, 2026, 12:14 AM CDT
Key Facts
- A Deadly Week for Christians in Jordan and Ethiopia (via Focus on the Family)
A Deadly Week for Christians in Jordan and Ethiopia.
An alarming wave of violence and persecution against Christians has been recently reported internationally.
What’s Happened On Oct. 23, at least nine Jordanian Christians were killed and at least 34 injured in what is being described as a terrorist attack on St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church. A funeral was being held at the church when three gunmen opened fire.
There have also been deadly attacks in Ethiopia. Two separate attacks on Oct. 20 and Oct. 24 took place in the Oromia region where at least 60 Orthodox Christians were killed and around 20 were injured.
Many homes were also destroyed.[1]
How to Verify This Yourself
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References
- Focus on the Family. A Deadly Week for Christians in Jordan, Ethiopia and Nigeria. ↩
- Reuters. Jordan arrests three relatives over deadly church attack after shootout, officials say. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
- CBS News. Jordan says 3 arrested in deadly attack on Greek Orthodox church. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
- BBC News. Ethiopia attacks: More than 60 Orthodox Christians killed in Oromia. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
- Vatican News. Sixty people killed in attack on Orthodox Christian village in Ethiopia. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
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