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WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- Shortly after condemning sexual abuse within his Church, Pope Benedict XVI met President George W. Bush, who urged the pontiff to help America understand that "life is sacred" and the need for religious freedom.

TASHKENT/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Uzbekistan has released a devoted Christian who was reported missing after police raided a Protestant church service held in a private home, a well-informed group told BosNewsLife Wednesday, April 16.

WARSAW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Polish and Israeli leaders have opened ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of the ill-fated Jewish uprising against Nazi troops in Poland's Warsaw ghetto, saying killed insurgents "lost the battle" but defeated "human bestiality."

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BosNewsLife)-- The trial has resumed of five men accused of murdering three Christians in south east Turkey nearly one year ago, amid a legal set-back for relatives of those killed, BosNewsLife learned Tuesday, April 15.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- A Chinese court will reconsider whether an Uygur House Church Christian is to remain in a labor camp in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, amid worries about his health, his supporters and family said Monday, April 14.

MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Members of a United Methodist congregation in Russia were without a church Sunday, April 13, after authorities closed it for running a Sunday School without government permission, the latest in a series of police raids targeting Christian education, Christians said.

TASHKENT/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A charismatic Christian in Uzbekistan remained missing Saturday, April 12, more than a week after he was reportedly detained as part of a government crackdown on Protestant believers and other religious communities in this Islamic nation.

BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- As protests against China’s human rights record continued Friday, April 11, in Argentina, an influential conservative group urged President George W. Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Hungary's prime minister and Israel's ambassador to Hungary participated in an anti-fascist rally in Budapest Friday, April 11, amid concerns over growing neo-Nazi groups and far right violence here.

ALGIERS, ALGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- An Algerian Christian prepared to launch an appeal Friday, April 11, against a two year suspended prison term and $1,540 fine he received for "proselytism", amid an ongoing government crackdown on churches in this mainly Muslim nation, fellow Christians and independent observers said.