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Vatican Returns “Rare Icon” to Russia’s Orthodox Church

August 24, 2004
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BosNewsLife) -- A Vatican cardinal has handed a rare icon back to the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow as a personal

Islamic Group Claims Responsibility for Arson Attack on Jewish Center in Paris

August 23, 2004
DUBAI/PARIS (BosNewsLife)-- A previously unknown Islamic militant group,

Evangelical Church Appeals for Aid after Bus Crash Kills 46 in El Salvador

August 21, 2004
SAN SALVADOR/SPRINGFIELD (BosNewsLife)-- A church ministry appealed for donations Saturday, August 21, to cover funerals and

Prime Minister’s Expected Resignation Overshadows Hungary’s National Day

August 20, 2004
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's ruling Socialist Party confirmed Friday, August 20, it had accepted

Croatian Court Orders Retrial of Eight Croatian War Crimes Suspects

August 20, 2004
ZAGREB/BUDAPEST (VOA/BosNewsLife)-- Croatia was preparing for another high drama trial Friday, August 20, after the Supreme Court ordered

Macedonia Sentences Serbian Orthodox Bishop

August 19, 2004
SKOPJE, MACEDONIA (BosNewsLife) -- A renegade bishop of the rival Serbian Orthodox Church in Macedonia, who hosted a house church

Serbia Restores “Peaceful” New Anthem and Emblem

August 19, 2004
BELGRADE, SERBIA & MONTENEGRO (BosNewsLife) -- Serbia has restored its 19th-century anthem and ancient coat of arms to boost the mainly Christian Orthodox republic's flagging national confidence.

40-Thousand Christians Flee Iraq–Pope Offers Help To End Najaf Violence

August 17, 2004
BAGHDAD/NAJAF (BosNewsLife)-- Tens of thousands of Christians have fled Iraq where fierce battles raged Tuesday August 17, between American

China Releases 100 House Church Christians, But Arrests Catholic Leaders

August 17, 2004
BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- China released nearly 100 recently arrested house church members under worldwide pressure, but detained nearly a dozen Catholic leaders for their refusal

Christians Rush to Storm Ravaged Florida to Prevent Outbreak of Disease (update)

August 16, 2004
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA (BosNewsLife)-- Churches and Christian relief organizations stepped up efforts Monday, August 16, to prevent an