Mexico Evangelicals Leave Village Amid Crucifixion Threats

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (BosNewsLife)-- At least 70 evangelical Christians in Mexico's east-central region were homeless Saturday, September 17, after being expelled by local authorities from their village where traditional Catholics reportedly threatened to "crucify or lynch" them

NEWS ALERT: U.S Missionary Fatally Shot in Mexico (UPDATE)

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service
DALLAS/MEXICO CITY (BosNewslife)-- Relatives and colleagues were mourning Thursday, January 27, the death of an evangelical American missionary who was fatally shot in Mexico.

Dozens Of Catholic Missionaries Killed In 2011

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By BosNewsLife News Center
VATICAN CITY/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)--  The Vatican's missionary news agency says more than two dozen priests, nuns and lay Catholics were killed worldwide in 2011, BosNewsLife monitored Monday, January 16.

Mexico Court Releases Evangelical “Massacre Suspects”

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service 8802MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (BosNewsLife)-- Mexico's highest court ordered the release of nine mainly evangelical prisoners who were convicted in a 1997 massacre of Indians, but over 20 others remain behind bars.

BREAKING NEWS: Mexico Releases Evangelical “Massacre Suspects” After 12 Years Imprisonment

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reporting from Mexico 23actealxlarge11MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (BosNewsLife)-- Twenty men, most of them evangelical Christians, were free Friday, August 14, after spending more than a decade in prison as Mexico's Supreme Court overturned their sentences in a massacre in southern Chiapas state.

Mexico Authorities Cut Water Supplies To Evangelicals

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service 250px-Puebla_en_MexicoMEXICO CITY, MEXICO (BosNewsLife)-- Local authorities in southern Mexico have threatened to cut water supplies to additional evangelical Christian families because they refuse to actively participate in traditional religious Catholic ceremonies, investigators said Tuesday, April 29.

Evangelical Christians Refuse To Leave Mexico’s Troubled Tribal Area

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (BosNewsLife)-- Some 25 evangelical Christians have refused to leave a troubled area in Mexico's western Jalisco state despite facing persecution in an area where members of the Wixárika tribe hold pagan rituals involving the use of a hallucinogenic drug and sacrifices offered to their 'gods', Christian leaders say.

Christian Missionaries Face Security Challenges After Murders

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (BosNewsLife)-- Christian missionaries in Mexico, including foreigners, face more security challenges after a married couple who had served for nearly three decades as Baptist church missionaries were killed, BosNewsLife learned late Friday, February 3.

Christians Want Investigation Into Murders Of Mexico Priests

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (BosNewsLife)-- Mexico was under increasing pressure Monday, February 12, to investigate the murders of two Roman Catholic priests after a prosecutor suggested that the clergy's death could be linked to their association with organized crime.

Outrage Over Murder Priest In Mexico

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By James Blears reporting from Mexico goyito (1) MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (BosNewsLife)-- The Catholic Church in Mexico on Saturday, December 27, condemned the murder of a priest, who was abducted by armed men after he criticized organized crime in a sermon.