Americas

By BosNewsLife Americas Service LIMA, PERU (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists have urged Peru to properly investigate the mass killings of Christians and other civilians, ahead of the 10th anniversary of a historic report by the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC

By BosNewsLife Americas Service HAVANA/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- A pastor who was jailed for leading independent churches in Cuba has arrived with his wife and children in the United States "as refugees", the church leader and activists said Friday, February 1.

By BosNewsLife Americas Service HAVANA, CUBA (BosNewsLife)-- The son of a devoted Christian pastor in Cuba has been jailed on false charges as part of a government effort to pressure his family to halt church activities, but locals call them a "powerful blessing" to the community, Christians say.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife TEHRAN/BERLIN (BosNewsLife)-- Iranian-born American Pastor Saeed Abedini was expected to receive medical attention in Germany on Sunday, January 17, after he was released by Iran following more than three years of imprisonment in what his wife said were harsh circumstances. Naghmeh Abedini told reporters that after she learned Saeed Abedini was released early Saturday, January 16, she woke their two children saying: "Daddy is coming home."

BosNewsLife Americas Service BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (BosNewsLife)-- A guerrilla leader who was responsible for the murder of a Colombian pastor has been released from prison, and is now seeking to find the pastor's grieving widow, Christian rights investigators say. The killer returned to the remote community where Luz and her children were residing, telling neighbours that he wanted to find her, said Christian support group Voice Of the Martyrs Canada (VOMC).

By BosNewsLife News Center WASHINGTON D.C., USA (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of one of the United States' most influential Christian family groups has resigned.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife NEW YORK, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Donna Summer has arrived where she wanted to be most: at home with the Lord. At least that's what later songs reveal of the American superstar and married mother of three children who passed away at age 63 after losing her battle with cancer.

By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in south-eastern Colombia face a difficult Christmas amid reports that at least 150 churches have been closed down by leftist rebels. Open Christian worship and other religious activities are forbidden in the rural areas controlled by the rebels, known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP), BosNewsLife monitored Thursday, December 19.

By BosNewsLife Americas Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (BosNewsLife)-- Colombian Christians remained on high alert Saturday, May 28, amid reports that leftist rebels have been killing "many of their own men" after discovering they were Christians, a Christian rights group said.