NEWS ALERT: Pope Delivering Christmas Greetings After Assault
December 25, 2009By Sabina Castelfranco reporting from Rome
ROME, ITALY (BosNewsLife)-- Pope Benedict delivered his traditional Christmas Day "blessing" Friday, December 25, just hours after being knocked to the ground by a woman at the start of Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican said the 82-year-old Benedict XVI was unhurt and that his busy Christmas schedule would remain unchanged. 
MOSUL, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- At least 11 people were killed in several attacks in Iraq Friday, December 25 as security forces struggled to protect Christians against Christmas attacks following deadly church bombings this week. 
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in India's troubled state of Orissa cautiously celebrated Christmas Friday, December 25, amid fears of more anti-Christian violence that since 2007 killed over 100 people here. 
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of people have attended Christmas Eve celebrations at the birthplace of Christianity in Bethlehem. 
WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- The U.S. Senate passed controversial health legislation Thursday, December 24, that observers said could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history. 
KINGSTON, JAMAICA (BosNewsLife)-- U.S. Evangelist Andrew Palau and his family were among 148 passengers on board American Airlines Flight 331 that skidded off the runway and crashed in Kingston, Jamaica, but they miraculously survived with light injuries, his world famous father told BosNewsLife.
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Iran on Wednesday anticipated a difficult Christmas after security forces reportedly raided a worship gathering and detained two of the group's leaders. 
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of Christians are to attend an evangelical Christmas eve celebration in Vietnam despite difficulties with authorities, the latest in a series of "historic" Christian gatherings in the Communist-run nation, organizers said Wednesday, December 23. 
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Security forces of Israel's immigration service broke into an African church in Tel Aviv damaging the ceiling and detaining several worshipers, news reports said Tuesday, December 22. 
SARGODHA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians on Tuesday, December 22, were mourning a Christian man who was shot dead by Muslim extremists while other believers recovered from injuries after an apparent Muslim attack on an evangelistic meeting showing the Jesus Film in Pakistan's tense Punjab province. 