Suspected Drug Traffickers Kill Pastor In Guatemala
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
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.
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
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.
BREAKING NEWS: Evangelist Billy Graham Hospitalized; Tested For Pneumonia
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)
(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
By BosNewsLife Americas Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos