Basma, 11, with a drawing of a map of Iraq with a palm branch, the symbol of peace.A Christian primary school that was taken over by the so-called Islamic state has opened its doors once again as a place of learning for children.

At least one person believes that the Alberta government could improve the province’s fortunes by negotiating a strategic deal with B.C.: You let us build our pipeline and we’ll take back Nickelback.

After months of silence, IS leader spoke, calling for strengthening military action and Jihadi propaganda. For Fr Paul, his words have not had any “vast echo”. Everyone hopes to return to “normal”. For this to happen, patience, courage and faith are needed.

CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Francis greets bishops from Eastern Catholic churches during a meeting at the Vatican Sept. 14, 2019. Meeting some 40 bishops serving in Europe, the pope praised them for their fidelity to Rome and encouraged them to be more active in seeking Christian unity. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-EASTERN-CATHOLICS Sept. 16, 2019.

• Thousands of rosaries blessed by Pope distributed to families By Fionn Shiner and Marta Petrosillo POPE Francis yesterday (Sunday, 15th September) blessed an icon bound for the people of Syria as part of an initiative by a leading Catholic charity to enkindle faith and hope in a country shattered by suffering.

In this March 15, 2019 file photo, Iraqi Yazidi women mourn during the exhumation process of a mass grave in Iraq’s northwestern region of Sinjar. (AP)

Armed Shia groups are again trying to achieve a “demographic shift” in the Plain. For the Chaldean primate, it is a moral and national duty to defend the permanence of the Christian community. Armed groups must be pulled from the region and development projects funded.

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By Michael Leppert MichaelLeppert.com I only heard the story of Jimmy Aldaoud a couple of days ago. My wife mentioned it to me this week, assuming I knew all about it. Nope, I had missed it completely somehow and that is odd for me. Aldaoud’s story is admittedly one I am naturally drawn to.

A Christian library in Iraq that was set on fire during an invasion by Islamic has been reopened to the public. Heather Preston |

Armed Shia groups are again trying to achieve a “demographic shift” in the Plain. For the Chaldean primate, it is a moral and national duty to defend the permanence of the Christian community. Armed groups must be pulled from the region and development projects funded.

Fr Benedict Kiely Many of us have become conditioned because of our history to think of Christianity as essentially European. “Europe is the Faith and the Faith is

(MENAFN – Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) Alexandre Rocha Maaloula, Syria – Millions of foreign travelers used to flock to Syria before the war that broke out in

by Naharnet Newsdesk Hungary is planning to appoint a diplomat to carry out “consular duties” in Damascus next year, the first time an EU member state is to upgrade its diplomatic

MTI-Hungary . Construction of a school has started in Iraqi Kurdistan, financed by the Hungarian state, Nikodemes Dawood Sharaf, Syrian orthodox archbishop of Mosul, told public broadcaster M1 on Thursday.

Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako Worrisome Decline Christians represent an essential component of Iraq. From the dawn of Christianity until the fall of the regime in 2003, they defended the values ??of

Stelios Kritikakos – Stelios Kritikakos photo Documentary shorts, photo exhibit will document horrific plight of Assyrian Christian minority

Construction of a school has started in Iraqi Kurdistan, financed by the Hungarian state, Nikodemes Dawood Sharaf, Syrian orthodox archbishop of Mosul, told public broadcaster M1 on Thursday.

In a letter appealing to the institutions and the civilian population the cardinal hopes for a courageous political dialogue to overcome crisis and difficulties. The dangers of a US-Iran conflict that will

‘Group has lost ability to recruit young people and would-be suicide bombers, instead they are using cattle’ Richard Hall Middle East Correspondent

Jimmy Al Daoud, an Iraqi Christian man who was deported to Iraq from the US. Courtesy of @marimanoogian/twitter Members of the Chaldean Christian community say they feel betrayed by Donald Trump’s administration