Monthly Archives: August 2015

Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis praised Sunday a Syriac Catholic bishop who has been beatified in Lebanon, a century after he his beheading by Ottoman forces during a wave of religiously motivated killings in Syria.…

Christians and non-Sunnites are presented as infidels and enemies. They should be fought everywhere. By Dr. Kamal Sido On past Sunday (8/31/2015), the “Islamic State” (IS) made new school books available in northern-Iraqi Mosul, which is under its control since June 2014, for the children in…

Event gathers parishes from Central Valley, Bay Area Cultural exhibits, arts and crafts, traditional food, more Free family event continues today in Turlock The first-ever Assyrian Festival brought together parishes of the Assyrian Church of the…

YEREVAN, ARMENPRESS. On August 29, the Catholic Church will beatificate the Assyrian Catholic bishop, Flavien-Michel Malke, who was killed during the Genocide of Armenians and Assyrians.”Armenpress” reports, citing “Nouvelles d’Arménie” that the ceremony will be held in Lebanon.…

Charity’s UK arm details next round of aid payments “The love of the priests and Sisters who serve their people is an inspiration” – ACN UK National Director Neville Kyrke-Smith By Michael Robinson and John Pontifex…

By Marc Montgomery | english@rcinet.ca The 123rd successor of St Peter in the Apostolic See of Antioch is set to visit Canada for his first visit starting this weekend. His Holiness, Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, His Holiness, Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, will speak…

By Vincent Funaro , Christian Post Reporter Iraqi Christians (Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter) A woman holds a cross during a rally organized by Iraqi Christians in Germany…

By Mimi Pollack A new documentary explores how El Cajon became home to one of the largest groups of Chaldeans, the Christian Iraqis who fled their worn-torn country on the other side of the world. “Chaldean Voices,” which debuted earlier this year at the San Diego Latino Film…

Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – A committee of the security forces has been set up with the aim to collect information and provide practical measures regarding the violence and abuse suffered by Christians in Iraq and in particular in the capital. This is what Iraqi sources told Agenzia Fides. The committee was set up on the…

Catholic World News Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has established a security committee to address rising violence, including abductions and the expropriation of property, against Christians in Baghdad and other government-controlled areas, the Fides news agency reported.…

by Staff Reporter Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq. The archbishop says the crisis in Iraq has challenged his faith despite him encouraging Christians who flee to Irbil The archbishop who helped manage the crisis in Iraq for the past year has said while he…

Catholic World News – At his August 26 general audience, Pope Francis spoke with Father Samir Yousif, a Chaldean Catholic priest who ministers to 5,000 refugees in five villages in the region of Amadiya in Iraqi Kurdistan.…

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, concelebrates Mass in Indianapolis By Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service CNS photo/Sean Gallagher, The Criterion Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, concelebrates an Aug. 23…

Mark Zimmermann, Catholic Standard CS PHOTO BY MICHAEL HOYT During a recent visit to Washington, Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Iraq, said Christians there are experiencing a genocide at the hands of Islamic State militants. The ongoing slaughter and persecution of Christians in Iraq by Islamic State militants…

carey-lodge Carey Lodge Christian persecution in Iraq is being officially documented for the first time under orders of the country’s government. Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi has authorised the establishment of a committee that will work to end the ongoing abuses against Christians that have escalated since the…

Steve Maman has saved 130 Christian and Yazidi women. His Jewish ethics are driving him to do more. “The defining moment for me was when ISIS (released) pictures of children crammed up in a cage dressed up in orange jumpsuits while outside a soldier held a flame to them. I said to myself, ‘Steve, you’re…

Jonah Hicap Reuters Thousands of Iraqi minorities, including Christians and Yazidis, camp in an open field after fleeing from ISIS forces that have taken over their land and started waging a campaign of genocide on non-Muslim residents. President Barack Obama and the US Congress should stop providing funds to “jihadist…

AMERICAN MIDDLE EAST CHRISTIANS CONGRESS (AMECC) On August 20, 2015 Dr. Ramsay Dass, President of the American Middle East Christians Congress along with a selected members of the American Chaldean and other members of Middle East Christians Community has attended a round table at…

Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi A committee of the security forces in Iraq has been set up, on the orders of Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi, to collect information about the violence and abuse suffered by Christians in Iraq and in particular in the capital. The committee aims to counter the escalation of kidnappings of Christians and…

Barnabas Fund, which has a strong track record of supporting persecuted Christians, has launched a petition calling on political leaders to protect Syrian and Iraqi Christians. The number of Christians is dwindling as they are forced to flee, convert or be killed by Islamic State.…