70 Christians Found Beheaded in Church, Radical Islamic Militants Suspected

Seventy Christians were found dead in a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week—reportedly beheaded at the hands of radical Islamic militants.

Christian group Open Doors, which supports persecuted Christians around the world, said that militants from the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which has ties to the Islamic State, surrounded a village in Mayba in the territory of Lubero last Thursday, taking 20 men and women captive. The Islamic militants later returned and kidnapped 50 more Christians in the village and took them to a Protestant church in Kasanga, where they were brutally killed.

Key Facts:

Seventy Christians were brutally killed in a Protestant church in Kasanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), by radical Islamic militants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
The massacre took place last Thursday after militants kidnapped 70 Christians from Mayba village in Lubero territory.
Families of the victims are still waiting to bury their dead, while many Christians have fled the area for safety.
The mainstream media has largely ignored the massacre, drawing criticism from international voices demanding action against Christian persecution.
Over 355 Christians in DRC have been killed in 2024 for their faith, a sharp increase from 261 in 2023.

The Rest of The Story:

Radical Islamic militants with ties to the Islamic State stormed the village of Mayba, capturing 70 Christians and leading them to a Protestant church in Kasanga, where they were beheaded.

The attackers, identified as members of the ADF, have been responsible for ongoing violence in the region.

Families of the victims remain unable to bury their loved ones, while many other Christians are fleeing in fear of further attacks.

Despite the horrifying scale of this massacre, major Western media outlets have ignored the story.

Congo: More than 70 Christians were found decapitated inside a Protestant church in Maiba, North Kivu.

The victims had fled to the CEBCEA Church in Kasanga, seeking sanctuary from a wave of attacks carried out by ADF militants aligned with ISIS.

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— Christian Emergency Alliance (@ChristianEmerg1) February 19, 2025

Hungarian official Tristan Azbej condemned the attack and urged world leaders to act against Christian persecution.

Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, pointed out that this attack is part of a long history of targeted violence that has left over 6 million dead in the DRC over the past two decades.

Commentary:

The savage killing of 70 Christians should send shockwaves across the globe, yet it has barely registered in mainstream media.

If a similar attack had occurred against any other religious group, the outrage would be deafening.

Instead, this horrific event is treated as just another tragic footnote in an unstable region.

Why is Christian persecution so often ignored?

The reality is that Christians are among the most persecuted religious groups in the world.

From Nigeria to North Korea, believers face imprisonment, torture, and death simply for practicing their faith.

The DRC’s massacre is just the latest in a string of violent attacks that seem to generate little response from global leaders and institutions that claim to stand for human rights.

Meanwhile, radical Islamist militias continue their campaign of terror, targeting Christian communities with brutal efficiency.

The ADF’s ties to ISIS should make this a global security concern, yet the silence from Western governments is deafening.

While the Hungarian government has spoken out, where is the leadership from Washington, London, or Brussels?

We should be grateful every day for the freedom to worship without fear of execution.

At least, for now.

But events like this serve as a warning: religious freedom is fragile.

If the world continues to ignore Christian persecution, who will stand when that same threat comes knocking closer to home?

The Bottom Line:

Seventy Christians were slaughtered in a church, and the world barely blinked.

Radical Islamist militants are carrying out religious genocide in the DRC while Western media and leaders remain silent.

If we don’t stand up against Christian persecution now, how long before it reaches beyond Africa’s borders?