Aid Rushed To Thousands Of Egypt Christians After Attacks

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Christian aid workers say they are supporting thousands of Christian families in Egypt where many still struggle with mental and physical pain after more than 40 people died and countless others were injured in this year's deadly Palm Sunday attack in the Nile Delta area.

Concerns Over Life Sentence For Egypt Christians

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists remained concerned Saturday about the plight of 12 Christians who were sentenced to life imprisonment in Egypt over sectarian violence that killed three people last year.

Egypt Detains 4 Christians Over Deadly Violence

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service christiansegypt CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Four Coptic Christian men who were in one of Egypt's main churches when it was attacked by an angry Muslim crowd have been jailed, though they were innocent, Christian rights activists said Saturday, April 13.

NEWS ALERT: Egypt’s Coptic Pope Dies Leaving Behind Troubled Christian Community (Update)

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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.  

Militants Threaten To Kill More Christians In Kenya After Bloodshed

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service kenyaNAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Several Christians were killed near Kenya's violence-plagued coast and leaflets were distributed by suspected Islamic militants Wednesday, July 9, threatening to kill more Christians, residents said.

Eight Christians Killed in Nigerian Muslim Attacks

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in two states of Nigeria were mourning Wednesday, July 7, the killings of at least eight Christian believers, after Muslim militants reportedly attacked several villages.

Somalia Christian Convert Feared Dead After Islamic Kidnapping

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service somaliacivilians MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian convert who was captured and reportedly tortured by Islamic militants in Somalia remained missing Friday, April 19, and there were fears he may have died.

Concerns Over Kidnapped Polish Priest In Central African Republic

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service imagespriestBANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (BosNewsLife)-- Rights activists have expressed concern over the ongoing kidnappings of clergy in Central African Republic (CAR) after a Polish Catholic missionary was abducted in Baboua, some 550 kilometers (342 miles) north-west of the capital Bangui.