Albania Opens Communist Secret Service Files To Public
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
TIRANA, ALBANIA (BosNewsLife)-- Victims of Albania's former Communist regime will finally be able to see who spied on them, after Parliament passed a law opening up communist-era secret police files. The decision came more than two decades after protests ended nearly half a century of dictatorship in what Pope Francis called "a land of martyrs" when devoted Christians and political opponents were being persecuted.

Film Reveals Hungary’s Detention of Iranian Christian and Son
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Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife in Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Video footage shot by an...
Ukraine Christians Mourn Killed Church Workers Amid Crackdown
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
KYIV, UKRAINE (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in eastern Ukraine are mourning the death of four local church workers and a pastor who were killed in separate attacks by pro-Russian separatists as part of a wider crackdown on evangelicals in the war torn region, BosNewsLife learned.

Group: ‘500,000 Hungarians Reached with Gospel Tracts, Many Convert’ (MISSION WATCH)
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Half a million Hungarians have received pamphlets encouraging them to accept the love of Jesus Christ and nearly 1,500 people indicated they want to "commit" their lives to Him during a massive evangelism meeting in Budapest, organizers said.

Hungary’s Orbán ‘Secretly’ Helping Christian Asylum Seekers
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's controversial prime minister claims his government is "secretly" helping...
BREAKING:’Noah Ark’ Smashes Ships As Storm Hits Dutch Town Urk
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from The Netherlands
URK, NETHERLANDS (BosNewsLife)-- A replica of Noah's Ark was drifting away in a severe storm Wednesday, January 3, at the port of Dutch town Urk, smashing several boats and prompting the rescue of seven people on board the massive vessel, eyewitnesses told BosNewsLife. There were no reports of injuries, but rescue teams struggled to regain control of the wood-and-steel ark, which has no engine and measures 70 meters (230 feet) long and some 13 meters (43 feet) high.

‘Hungary’s Censorship Worst Since Communism’ Watchdogs Find
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- The world's largest press watchdogs say the government of Hungary's increasingly...
Germany’s Merkel visits Auschwitz amid rising anti-semitism
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
WARSAW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited the former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz amid concerns...
Albania Christians Give Aid As Quake Kills Dozens
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BUDAPEST/TIRANA (BosNewsLife)-- Aid workers say evangelical churches are among those providing aid to thousands of Albanians who...
US, Hungary Pledge Support For Persecuted Christians
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- The United States and Hungary have agreed to help persecuted Christians...