Suspected Drug Traffickers Kill Pastor In Guatemala

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Guatemala were mourning Monday, January 30, a pastor who was shot and killed by suspected drug traffickers on his way to a regional meeting of church leaders in a violent border area near Mexico.
 

US Evangelist Schambach Dies At 85

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Robert William Schambach, the legendary American evangelist who brought "countless thousands" to personal faith in Jesus Christ has died of heart failure, his organization and daughter said in comments monitored by BosNewsLife Saturday, January 28. He was 85.

Cuba Pastor Denied Visa To Leave Island For U.S.

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- Cuban Pastor Omar Gude Perez, who was jailed on "trumped up charges" for leading a major network of independent churches, has so far been denied a visa to leave Cuba to seek asylum in the United States, a Christian rights group confirmed to BosNewsLife Thursday, January 19.

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.

NEWS ALERT: Activists “Deeply Concerned” Over Feared Closure Of U.S. Freedom Commission

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Rights activists say they are "deeply concerned" about plans to effectively close down the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).  

Evangelist Billy Graham Released From Hospital

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Saying he was "grateful for the many thoughts and prayers" famous American evangelist Billy Graham has arrived home after being released from a North Carolina hospital following a bout with pneumonia.

BREAKING NEWS: Evangelist Billy Graham Hospitalized; Tested For Pneumonia

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife ASHEVILLE, UNITED STATES (BosNewsLife)-- American evangelist Billy Graham was hospitalized Wednesday, November 30, near his home in the U.S. state of North Carolina for evaluation and treatment of his lungs amid concerns he may suffer pneumonia, his organization said  

U.S. Denies Entry To “Thousands” Of “Persecuted” Iraqi Christians (UPDATE)

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(ADDS MORE BACKGROUND, CHANGING LEAD) By BosNewsLife Correspondents Joseph DeCaro and Stefan J. Bos BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- The immigration status of thousands of Christians fleeing bloodshed and persecution in Iraq remained uncertain Monday, November 28, due to new security measures in the United States following fresh terrorism concerns, aid workers said.

Cuba Urged To Let Church Leader, Family Leave Island

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of a major Cuban network of independent churches and his family have urged Cuba's government to let them leave the Communist-run island following years of harassment, including imprisonment, Christian rights activists told BosNewsLife Monday, November 7.
 

‘No Churches Left in Afghanistan,’ US Says

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By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The U.S. State Department says there are no Christian churches left standing in Afghanistan after local courts backed the destruction of the last known church building in the troubled nation.