BREAKING NEWS: Macedonia Police Detain 17 Monks, Nuns, Believers

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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos SKOPJE/BELGRADE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Macedonian security forces have detained 17 monks, nuns and other believers on tax evasion charges as part of a fresh crackdown on the Serbian Orthodox Church in Macedonia, representatives and investigators told BosNewsLife Tuesday, May 22.

Azerbaijan Demands Closure Protestant Church

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By Joseph DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Crrespondent BAKU/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)– A congregation of protestant Christians in the Azerbajani capital Baku potentially faced its last public Sunday worship service April 22, as authorities have threatened to "liquidate" the church, rights activists said.

Turkish Memorial Services For Murdered Christians Amid New Attack

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By BosNewsLife News Center with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BosNewsLife)-- Memorial services were held in Turkey Wednesday, April 18, for three Christian workers who exactly five years ago were murdered in the Turkish southeastern city of Malatya amid reports of a new attack during Easte

Pope Condemns Persecution Christians Amid Nigeria Bloodshed

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By BosNewsLife News Center VATICAN CITY/ABUDJA/TEHRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pope Benedict XVI on Easter Sunday condemned discrimination and persecution of Christians around the world, just as news emerged that dozens of people were killed in an attack near Nigerian churches.

NEWS WATCH: Hungary’s President Resigns in Plagiarism Scandal

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Hungary BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's embattled President Pal Schmitt has resigned after a Hungarian university revoked his doctoral title because an investigation found he mainly copied his thesis from other authors.

Bishops Condemn Fatwa To Destroy Middle East Churches

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By BosNewsLife News Center
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Christian bishops in Austria, Germany and Russia have condemned Saudi Arabia's top religious official after reports that he issued a fatwa, or decree, saying all churches on the Arabian Peninsula should be destroyed.

BREAKING NEWS: Suspect In French Shootings Dies (Update)

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By BosNewsLife News Center TOULOUSE, FRANCE (BosNewsLife)-- The man held responsible for killing a rabbi and three young children at a Jewish school in France and three French paratroopers has died after jumping from a window while "shooting" at police, French authorities confirmed Thursday, March 22.  

BEST OF BOSNEWSLIFE: Massive Exodus Of Street Children Into Western Europe

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest ae011BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Key non-governmental groups and officials have urged the European Union to urgently tackle the "growing problem" of street children moving from Eastern to Western Europe, by improving cross-border cooperation and child protection.

European Legislator Condemns Closure Bethlehem Church

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service BETHLEHEM/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- A European Parliament member has condemned the reported closure of the Arabic First Baptist Church in Bethlehem by the Palestinian Authority.

NEWS WATCH: Belgium Mourns As Bus Crash Kills 28 Christians In Swiss Alps

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By BosNewsLife News Center with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos GENEVA/BRUSSELS (BosNewsLife)-- Belgium announced plans for a national day of mourning Wednesday, March 14, just hours after over 20 students of a Christian youth camp were among those killed when the bus in which they traveled slammed into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps.