U.S. Commission Names 13 Countries as Religious Freedom Violators
By Dan Robinson, Voice of America Correspondent, special to BosNewsLife
WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- The latest annual report by the independent United States Commission on International Religious Freedom names 13 countries as serious violators of religious freedom, BosNewsLife monitored Saturday, May 2, with reporting by the Voice of America network (VOA).
WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- The latest annual report by the independent United States Commission on International Religious Freedom names 13 countries as serious violators of religious freedom, BosNewsLife monitored Saturday, May 2, with reporting by the Voice of America network (VOA).
Mother Dead Dissident Prevented From Visiting Church, Cemetery
By BosNewsLife Americas Service
BANES, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The devoted Catholic mother of late dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died in prison, prepared for another tense weekend Friday, August 20, after Cuban officials made clear she would not be allowed to attend Sunday Mass and visit the cemetery where her son is buried, rights activists said.
BANES, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The devoted Catholic mother of late dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died in prison, prepared for another tense weekend Friday, August 20, after Cuban officials made clear she would not be allowed to attend Sunday Mass and visit the cemetery where her son is buried, rights activists said.Elderly US Missionary Awaits Trial In China Amid Health Concerns
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A frail elderly Korean-American aid worker is awaiting trial in China on what supporters believe are trumped up charges linked to his Christian activities on the border with North Korea.
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A frail elderly Korean-American aid worker is awaiting trial in China on what supporters believe are trumped up charges linked to his Christian activities on the border with North Korea. 
BOSNEWSLIFE’S BEST: Canada Priest Fired For Exposing Sex Abuse, Losing Home
(WARNING:The report contains a short described explicit scene. Reader discretion advised)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
EDMONTON, CANADA (BosNewsLife)-- A prominent Anglican priest faced losing his home Friday, January 25, after being being fired by bishops and other authorities for revealing sexual abuse within Canada's Anglican Church and the prison system.
EDMONTON, CANADA (BosNewsLife)-- A prominent Anglican priest faced losing his home Friday, January 25, after being being fired by bishops and other authorities for revealing sexual abuse within Canada's Anglican Church and the prison system. NEWS ALERT: Cuba To Release 52 Dissidents, Church Says
By BosNewsLife Americas Service
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuba will release 52 political prisoners as part of the communist-run Caribbean island's largest release of dissidents since Pope John Paul II visited in 1998, the Cuban Catholic Church said.
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuba will release 52 political prisoners as part of the communist-run Caribbean island's largest release of dissidents since Pope John Paul II visited in 1998, the Cuban Catholic Church said. WASHINGTON BRAINWAVE: Atheist Condemns Christian Troops
By Joseph DeCaro
WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife Columns)– While the Obama administration carefully avoids any religious connection between Islamic jihad and the Boston bombings, the president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation bluntly told Pentagon officials that Christian troops who proselytize are guilty of sedition and treason and should be punished.
WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife Columns)– While the Obama administration carefully avoids any religious connection between Islamic jihad and the Boston bombings, the president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation bluntly told Pentagon officials that Christian troops who proselytize are guilty of sedition and treason and should be punished. Study Christian Persecution Grim And Hopeful
By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist
WASHINGTON/ROME (BosNewsLife Columns)-- We are to learn much more about the current state of Christian persecution from an innovative three-year global research project, and – no surprise – the early findings are distressing. But amidst the gloom are some significant rays of hope.
WASHINGTON/ROME (BosNewsLife Columns)-- We are to learn much more about the current state of Christian persecution from an innovative three-year global research project, and – no surprise – the early findings are distressing. But amidst the gloom are some significant rays of hope. 
BREAKING: Evangelist Luis Palau Dies At 86
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
PORTLAND, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Luis Palau, the international evangelist who preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ to more than...
AMERICA WATCH: Obama To Control Internet Under Proposed Senate Bill
By BosNewsLife North America Service with George Whitten, BosNewsLife Senior Correspondent
WASHINGTON D.C., USA (BosNewsLife)-- American President Barack Obama will receive "absolute power" to shut down the Internet, according to proposed U.S. Senate legislation seen by Worthy News Friday, June 18.
WASHINGTON D.C., USA (BosNewsLife)-- American President Barack Obama will receive "absolute power" to shut down the Internet, according to proposed U.S. Senate legislation seen by Worthy News Friday, June 18. Cuba Detains Wife Baptist Pastor Amid Crackdown
By BosNewsLife Americas Service
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuba's communist government briefly detained the wife of a Baptist pastor to pressure the couple to end their involvement in defending persecuted Christians, activists told BosNewsLife Saturday, October 25.
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuba's communist government briefly detained the wife of a Baptist pastor to pressure the couple to end their involvement in defending persecuted Christians, activists told BosNewsLife Saturday, October 25. 
