BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Church Bombings Kill Dozens

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service 3107news1ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- As many as 45 people were killed when bomb blasts rocked churches and the surrounding Christian area of northern Nigeria's largest city in the latest setback for government forces fighting a spreading Islamic insurgency, officials and Christians said Tuesday, July 30.

Christians Flee Egypt City After Attack

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service RAFAH/CAIRO (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm returned to Egypt's northern city of Rafah Wednesday, October 3, one week after suspected Islamic militants riding a motorcycle opened fire on a Christian-owned shop, injuring nobody, but prompting Coptic Christian families to flee the area local Christians said.

BREAKING NEWS: Two American Missionaries Survive Ebola, Discharged From Hospital (Mission Watch)

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By BosNewsLife News Center with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos 1432LR-P-005-Dr.-Brantly MONROVIA/ATLANTA (BosNewsLife)-- Two American Christian missionaries were being discharged from a U.S. hospital Thursday, August 21, after being treated with an experimental drug for the potentially deadly Ebola virus, several sources said.

The Dilemmas of Prayer (Column)

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Martin Roth By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- It is the kind of news that makes us praise God: a British Catholic newspaper reports from Algeria that Muslims in their thousands are seeking Bibles and turning up in church, wishing to learn about Christianity.

NEWS ALERT: Nigeria Christians Mourn Dozens Killed In New Islamic Attacks

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service nigeria_christians1 ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Nigeria's central-east Taraba state are mourning the death of dozens of believers who were killed by Islamic militants while they were worshiping in a church.

Pope Mourns With Egypt Christians After Attack Kills 29

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By Linda Bordoni CAIRO/VATICAN CITY (BosNewsLife)-- Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with Egypt's Coptic Christians following an attack on a bus carrying Coptic pilgrims to a remote desert monastery in Egypt.

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Militants Order Christians To Leave North; Threaten New Attacks

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigeria's feared Islamic Boko Haram group has ordered Christians in the country's north to leave within three days or face more deadly violence, while also threatening to confront security forces sent to quell the unrest in the region.
 

Churches Urged To Join Global Prayers For Persecuted Christians

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian aid group has urged churches to join the November 3 ‘International Day of...

Egypt Christians Tense After Deadly Protests

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt's minority Christians faced new tensions Sunday, December 9, after the president annulled degrees giving him sweeping powers following deadly protests, but refused to cancel a referendum on a new constitution.

Nigeria Christians On Edge After Militants Kill Dozens

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service nigeria_christians1JOS, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in central Nigeria faced another day of potential attacks Sunday, December 14, after dozens of people were killed in twin bomb blasts by suspected Islamic militants.