MISSION WATCH: Italian Nuns Murdered In Burundi
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI (BosNewsLife)-- Pope Francis on Monday, September 8, expressed his condolences for the violent deaths of three elderly Italian nuns in Burundi, underscoring the dangers of missionaries working in the region.
Christian Women Attacked, Abducted In Egypt
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Christian women who refuse to embrace Islam are facing abductions and attacks in Egypt, despite the government vowing to boost security and protect the country's Christian minority. More than a month after she went missing, Christians still search for 22-year-old Suzan Ashraf Rawy who disappeared last month while walking to the church where she works in Egypt.
NEWS ALERT: Muslims Attack Churches, Christians, Killing Dozens In Niger, Kenya
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
NAIROBI/NIAMEY (BosNewsLife)-- Dozens are dead after churches, Christian shops, and pastors' homes were attacked across Niger by angry Muslims protesting against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's second portrayal of the prophet Mohammed, while in Kenya police searched for a gunman who shot dead a Christian.
BosNewsLife’s Week in Review: Triumphs Amid Trials As Churches Grow Despite ‘Holy War’
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Triumphs amid trials marked BosNewsLife's November 4-November 10 newsweek with a Pakistani evangelist managing to distribute Bibles in areas hit by reported Islamic violence, the Middle East's largest Christian community embracing a new leader, while in Africa Christians died in attacks.
Aid Workers: ‘Hundreds of Christians Slaughtered In Ethiopia’
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (BosNewsLife)-- Muslim militants have killed hundreds of Christians, including pregnant women, children, and whole...
Nigeria Christians Fear More Violence After Election Postponement
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Nigeria fear more deadly violence after the president postponed elections over security concerns as the government tries to regain territories currently held by Islamic militants.
Former Muslim Facing Death Threats In Egypt
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- A former Muslim who converted to Christianity in Egypt was in hiding Sunday, March 8, after Islamic lawyers demanded that he be executed on charges of "apostasy," Egyptian Christians and rights investigators monitoring the trial said.
Somalia Militants Kill Christian Widow; 5 Children Orphaned
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Somalia feared more violence Monday, April 29, after Islamic militants reportedly killed the widow of a Christian who was slain for his faith in December, leaving the couple’s five children orphaned.
The Gambia Sentences British Missionaries To Hard Labor Prison
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reporting from The Gambia
BANJUL, THE GAMBIA (BosNewsLife) -- Two British missionaries spent New Year behind bars in The Gambia after being sentenced to one-year jail terms with hard labor for allegedly criticizing the government of President Yahya Jammeh, who critics say has led the tiny African nation with an iron fist.
Islamic Militants Kill Injured Pastor In Nigeria
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Details have emerged of Islamic Fulani militants killing a Nigerian pastor after he was...