Europe’s Bishops Concerned Ahead Of 75th Auschwitz Anniversary

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Listen to this BosNewsLife News report via Vatican Radio:   By BosNewsLife News Center BUDAPEST/WARSAW (BosNewsLife)-- Europe's Catholic bishops are marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation...

Germany’s Merkel visits Auschwitz amid rising anti-semitism

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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...

Polish Church Mourns Death Cardinal Glemp

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Listen to the BosNewsLife News report via Vatican Radio: RealAudioMP3 By BosNewsLife News Center with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos glempWARSAW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Poland's Catholic Church is mourning Cardinal Jozef Glemp who has died at the age of 83 after an often turbulent life in which he supported the country's peaceful struggle against communism.

NEWS ALERT: Poland Rescues Christian Refugees

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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest WARSAW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Poland has granted asylum to 16 Christian refugees who accompanied Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski on a flight back from Tunisia.The Foreign Ministry said Friday, June 16, that the six adults and 10 children were "political refugees" from Eritrea and Nigeria, whose lives have been upturned by recent turmoil in North Africa.

NEWS WATCH: US VP Warns Europe of Missile Threats

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest bideneurope11BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on America's European allies to step-up their defense efforts, saying they the face growing security threats from outside Europe. Biden made the comments in Bucharest, Romania Thursday, October 22, before ending his Central and Eastern European tour in the Czech Republic.

NEWS WATCH: Europe Remembers 9/11 Attacks Amid Heightened Security

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Europe is commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States amid heightened security after police in Sweden detained four people suspected of plotting a terrorist attack there. Four former Communist nations that joined the EU in the last decade are among the Union's member states commemorating the 9/11 attacks.

BREAKING NEWS: Poland President Dies In Plane Crash

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By BosNewsLife News Center with Jessica Golloher in Moscow, Stefan J. Bos in Budapest and VOA News in Washington 0023ae73cfef0d2a8b014eMOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Poland’s president Lech Kaczynski has died along with all other 95 people on board an air plane that crashed in Western Russia, Polish and Russian officials confirmed Saturday, April 10.

NEWS WATCH: Russia Blames Polish Crew in Air Crash that Killed President

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BUDAPEST/WARSAW (BosNewsLife)-- A Russian report on last year's plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and and 95 others says crew members were pressured by high officials, and indirectly the head of state, to land in Smolensk, Russia despite bad weather. The twin brother of the late president Jaroslaw Kaczynski has already condemned the report.

NEWS WATCH: Poland Observes 70th Anniversary of World War II

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife poland1GDANSK, POLAND (BosNewsLife)-- European and American leaders gathered to observe the 70th anniversary of the German military invasion of Poland, which is generally regarded as the start of World War II. Tuesday's ceremonies came amid controversy between Poland and Russia over the war, in which some 50 million people died.

Holocaust Memorials Overshadowed by Russia-Poland Tensions

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  Listen to this BosNewsLife News report via Vatican Radio:  By BosNewsLife News Center with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos WARSAW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Amid political upheaval, world...