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The exodus of Christians from the region has been attributed to a number of factors, persecution and conflict among them. The U.K.’s former foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt ordered a report published in 2019 that found that since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Christian population had fallen from 1.5 million people to less than 120,000 in the country.
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People gather at the site of an explosion in al-Bab, Syria Nov. 24, 202,0 in this picture obtained from social media. Religious workers say worsening coronavirus pandemic and economic conditions in Syria are further deepening poverty and hardship. (Credit: Continue reading
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Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The forced closure of Iraq’s refugee camps has increased, igniting new controversies and an increased sense of urgency among returnees for access to security, infrastructure, and livelihood Continue reading
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A group of European scholars, writers, professors and politicians are proud to present their love letter to Armenia. Continue reading
By Fionn Shiner A MEMBER of an ancient Chivalric Order, who wanted to raise money for a Catholic charity following the Beirut explosion, walked more than 70 miles in temperatures that peaked close to boiling. Continue reading
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ARMENIA & KARABAKHDEMOGRAPHYJIHADISTSKARABAKH WAR 2020SYRIAN MERCENARIESTurkey’s Demographic Games Come to the Caucasus Continue reading
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The initiative is titled ‘Let’s build bridges of peace and tear down the walls of hatred’, and is one of many activities planned for Christmas. Clothing and basic necessities were delivered to the Khazir camp, just outside Mosul. For a Chaldean priest, acts of solidarity represent a “light” of living together at the end of the “tunnel” of hatred and extremism. Continue reading
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Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Najeeb Michaeel Moussa of Mosul
In the face of the recent terror attacks that hit France and Austria, Iraqi archbishop Najeeb Michaeel, recently nominated for the Sakharov Prize, says the Old Continent is guilty of laxity with regards to the advance of radical Islam. Continue reading
Asia Bibi in Paris, February 26 2020
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By John Newton ASIA Bibi – Pakistan’s first woman to be sentenced to death for blasphemy – has thrown her weight behind a Catholic charity’s campaign calling for the release of those unjustly imprisoned because of their faith. Continue reading
Mosul is the latest movie from Joe and Anthony Russo’s AGBO production label, and this is definitely a project you need to check out when it arrives on Netflix this Thursday. Find our review right here…
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The good news is worth mentioning: timidly, many Christian families who fled during the 2014 occupation of Mosul, which fell into the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS), are beginning to return to the Nineveh Plain. Continue reading
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CNA Staff, (American Christians must be better advocates for the world’s persecuted Christians, said speakers at a Thursday event featuring victims of persecution, religious leaders, and global experts. Continue reading
Worshippers leave after Mass at St. Joseph’s Chaldean Cathedral in the Iraqi capital Baghdad Sabah ARAR AFP
The bells of St. Joseph’s Chaldean Cathedral echo across Baghdad, signalling the start of Mass for the dwindling congregation that has stayed in the scarred Iraqi capital Continue reading
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Iranians wear protective face masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease Continue reading
Candidates for U.S. citizenship recite the oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at Naval Air Station Sigonella. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Erica R. Gardner)
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HAMAM AL-ALIL CAMP, Iraq — Hundreds of displaced families have left Hamam Al-Alil camp, south of the Iraqi city of Mosul, as authorities continue closing down displacement camps across the country. Continue reading
Iraq is witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases to more than 500,000
UCA News Reporter Bashar Warda, archbishop of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Erbil. (Photo: Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil) Continue reading