BREAKING NEWS: 38 Killed In Easter Bombing Near Nigerian Churches (Update)
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A car bombing in the northern Nigerian town of Kudana killed dozens of people and damaged the All Nations Christian Assembly Church during an Easter worship service Sunday, April 8, officials and Christians said.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A car bombing in the northern Nigerian town of Kudana killed dozens of people and damaged the All Nations Christian Assembly Church during an Easter worship service Sunday, April 8, officials and Christians said.
Egypt Christian Student Receives 3 Years Jail For “Mocking Islam”
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- An Egyptian court has sentenced a 17-year-old Christian student to three years imprisonment after he posted cartoons on social website Facebook that "mocked Islam", trial observers said Thursday, April 5.
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- An Egyptian court has sentenced a 17-year-old Christian student to three years imprisonment after he posted cartoons on social website Facebook that "mocked Islam", trial observers said Thursday, April 5.
Attack on Kenyan Christian Gathering Kills 2
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants threw a grenade killing two Christians and injuring over 30 in the Kenyan city, Mtwapa, a Christians and rights activists confirmed Tuesday April 3.
NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants threw a grenade killing two Christians and injuring over 30 in the Kenyan city, Mtwapa, a Christians and rights activists confirmed Tuesday April 3.
Nigeria Captures Militants After Attacks Kill Pastor, Villagers
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABBUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Two fighters of the Islamic militant Boko Haram group were in custody of Nigeria's military Saturday, March 24, following attacks on three villages in which 10 people died including a pastor, Christians said.
ABBUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Two fighters of the Islamic militant Boko Haram group were in custody of Nigeria's military Saturday, March 24, following attacks on three villages in which 10 people died including a pastor, Christians said.
NEWS ALERT: Hundreds Of Thousands Of Christians Face Expulsion From Sudan
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of thousands of Southern Sudanese Christians are "effectively being forced to leave" Sudan within three weeks having been stripped of their citizenship, a Christian aid workers confirmed Wednesday, March 21.
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of thousands of Southern Sudanese Christians are "effectively being forced to leave" Sudan within three weeks having been stripped of their citizenship, a Christian aid workers confirmed Wednesday, March 21.
NEWS ALERT: Egypt’s Coptic Pope Dies Leaving Behind Troubled Christian Community (Update)
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III, who led Copts for over four decades through often heightened tensions, has died at the of off 88, leaving behing a troubled community.
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III, who led Copts for over four decades through often heightened tensions, has died at the of off 88, leaving behing a troubled community.
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Calls For Destruction Mideast Churches; Nuns Attacked In Egypt
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
RIYADH/CAIRO (BosNewsLife)– The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia said Friday, March 16, that all churches in the Middle East must be destroyed, adding to concerns among Christians facing violence, including in Egypt, where two nuns are already recovering after a massive attack on their guesthouse
RIYADH/CAIRO (BosNewsLife)– The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia said Friday, March 16, that all churches in the Middle East must be destroyed, adding to concerns among Christians facing violence, including in Egypt, where two nuns are already recovering after a massive attack on their guesthouse
BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Church Blast Kills 7 Sparking Deadly Reprisals
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A suicide car bomber struck a Catholic church in Nigeria's central city of Jos, Sunday, March 11, killing at least seven people people, while three others were killed by confused security guards, sparking deadly reprisal attacks by religious Christian mobs, church and government officials said.
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A suicide car bomber struck a Catholic church in Nigeria's central city of Jos, Sunday, March 11, killing at least seven people people, while three others were killed by confused security guards, sparking deadly reprisal attacks by religious Christian mobs, church and government officials said.
BREAKING NEWS: Suicide Attack Rocks Nigeria Church; Several Killed (Update)
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
JOS, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives during a worship service of the large Church of Christ in Nigeria's restive city of Jos early Sunday, February 26, killing himself and a father and child, an official told reporters.
JOS, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives during a worship service of the large Church of Christ in Nigeria's restive city of Jos early Sunday, February 26, killing himself and a father and child, an official told reporters. Egypt In “Arab Winter” Amid Postponed Ballot And Anti-Christian Violence
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
CAIRO/BRUSSELS (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt's election commission failed Sunday to set a date for the first presidential election since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, adding to Western concerns about the plight of minority Christians as Islamists have increased their influence.
CAIRO/BRUSSELS (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt's election commission failed Sunday to set a date for the first presidential election since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, adding to Western concerns about the plight of minority Christians as Islamists have increased their influence.
