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By Zewa Dawod
Is one of the fundamental human rights which includes; freedom of speech, or of the press, and the right of people to peacefully assemble. It is a principle which supports the freedom of individuals or a community to article their opinion without any fears of Continue reading
By Yusuf Begtas
We’ve decided to visit the Lebanon between the 9th and 16th of September with my friend Habip Do?an in response to the insistent invitation. On the occasion of this trip, we greeted our Maronite brothers whom I’ve been longing for to get to know for a long time. We got close and touched each other. We’ve coalesced with each other. We’ve taken a stroll together through the corridors of history. We’ve completed our trip and contacts with the siege of affectionate style
John Pontifex
Church tower emerges from rubble Source: ACN A massive programme has just received the go ahead to help revive a Christian village in Iraq, which was almost completely razed to the ground after being seized by Daesh (ISIS). Continue reading
Beth LeBlanc The Detroit News
Troy — Vice President Mike Pence met Tuesday with the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce ahead of a Troy rally to discuss possible relief from deportations for some Iraqi nationals. Continue reading
Gabriella Patti CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Singer Josh Groban and Father Patrick Setto, assistant pastor of Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield, Mich., are pictured in a combination photo. During a Feb. 9, 2020, concert in in Windsor, Ontario, Groban, a world-famous tenor, Continue reading
Lowest parliamentary vote turnout since 1979 revolution reflects disillusionment among reformist backers, analysts say. by Arwa Ibrahim Poll workers in Tehran during Friday’s parliamentary election [Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA via Reuters] Continue reading
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service CNS photo/Paul Haring
Bishop John M. Botean of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George’s in Canton, Ohio, returns to his seat after receiving Communion as bishops of the Eastern Catholic churches in the United States concelebrate a Divine Liturgy in the crypt of St. Peter’s Continue reading
Singer Josh Groban and Father Patrick Setto, assistant pastor of Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield, Mich., are pictured in a combination photo. During a Feb. 9, 2020, concert in in Windsor, Ontario, Groban, a world-famous tenor, passed the microphone to the priest and he began singing “Who Can Say for Certain” Continue reading
After eight years, the city’s international airport reopened to flights. The reopening of the highway to the capital has been marked with street celebrations. Archbishop Audo sees “positive” signs, but stresses the importance of reconstruction, territorial integrity and international support. Christians want to contribute to reconstruction. Continue reading
Catholic News Agency
Isis training center in Christian church, Iraq (Lena Ha/Shutterstock)
The rebuilding of a Syriac Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq, destroyed by ISIS will begin soon, the UN’s heritage agency (UNESCO) has announced. Continue reading
Helping persecuted Christians “is not somebody else’s business: it’s our business” – Archbishop John Wilson
By John Pontifex SOUTHWARK’S new Archbishop has made an urgent call for action to support persecuted Christians saying helping them “is not somebody else’s business: it’s our business”. Continue reading
Junno Arocho Esteves CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Bishop Jacob Angadiath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago, center, prepares to concelebrate a Divine Liturgy with bishops of the Eastern Catholic churches in the United States at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Continue reading
The UAE’s Ministry of Culture is funding the project in the city once occupied by ISIS
A Christian fighter from Hashed Al Shaabi (Popular Moblisation units) walks inside a heavily damaged Syriac Orthodox church named Al Tahera in the old city of Mosul on January 9, 2018. AFP Continue reading
Rana al-Ahmde YouTube/Aso Network
A still from a video shows people attending the first Islamic forum in Raqqa, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2020.
RAQQA, Syria — Since the city of Raqqa was freed from the Islamic State (IS) in Continue reading
After Andrew Brunson’s release, foreign evangelists find it increasingly difficult to stay and serve.
Jayson Casper Image: Source Images: Congin Kim / Annie Spratt / Unsplash
Five days after her husband’s murder, Jung Kyung-In named her newborn daughter Continue reading
Lawk Ghafuri
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – In a reflection of the devastation caused by the Islamic State’s (ISIS) rapid conquest of western and northern regions of Iraq in 2014, the poverty rate in Iraq increased dramatically between 2013 and 2014. Continue reading
Sophie Woodrooffe / Coast Reporter?
Rev. Ayboob Adwar is the interim Priest-in-Charge at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church in Sechelt.
For the interim priest at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church in Sechelt, appreciation for community runs deep. Continue reading
Mohammad Ali
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 15th Feb, 2020) Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, today, received in his palace Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, and his accompanying delegation. Continue reading
By Stefan J. Bos-
Nigeria’s army is under pressure to improve protection for minority Christians amid increased Islamic attacks. WASHINGTON/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)– Supporters of a recent Washington breakfast meeting dedicated to persecuted Christians fear several Continue reading
It’s A Dangerous Time For Christians In Northeastern Syria
By Jane Arraf •We begin this next story by visiting a church. It is a church in a war zone. It is a Christian church in an overwhelmingly Muslim region. It is in far northeastern Syria, part of the region that has been controlled by ethnic Kurds, where Kurds have Continue reading
By MEDIA LINE
A headquarters building of Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) burns after Continue reading
Photo: aljazeera.com
Pope Francis has appealed for the protection of women and children fleeing violence in Syria, where more than half a million people have been displaced in the past two months. Continue reading