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Mr Gewargis Silwa took up the mantle of the new patriarch on Sunday [27 September 2015] at St John the Baptist Church in Ainkawa. The appointment should do well in uniting Assyrians around the world at such a turbulent time for the community and there is speculation that under the new patriarch the headquarters might…
Read morecarey-lodge Carey Lodge Christian Today Journalist 29 September 2015 Thousands of Iraqi and Syrian Christians have been forced to flee Islamic State in the Middle East. A landmark resolution introduced in Congress last week could mean that vital action is taken to defend Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, Christian Today has…
Read moreChurchgoers receive communion during an afternoon Mass at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart church in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, May 11, 2003. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Christians say they have faced increased persecution in Iraq. (Noah Addis | The Star-Ledger) Mark Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Mark Mueller |…
Read moreMark Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Mark Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Ignatius Youssef III Younan.jpgIgnatius Youssef III Younan, leader of the Syriac Catholic Church, warns Christians in the Middle East are at a period of ‘destruction.’ Younan addressed the media at a briefing in Newark Monday (Mark Mueller |…
Read moreChristian persecution, migrants to be highlighted by Eastern Catholic leaders in Newark Mark Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Mark Mueller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Ignatius Youssef III Younan.jpgIgnatius Youssef III Younan, the leader of the Syriac Catholic Church, is scheduled to visit Newark Monday to highlight the plight of…
Read moreBy AFP MIGRANTSHanna Yussef dreams of following thousands of fellow Iraqi Christians to refuge in Europe, abandoning a precarious existence in Jordan, where he has lived since fleeing Islamist violence at home. But he’s staying put for now because he can’t afford the money needed for the perilous…
Read moreBy Kurt Nagl ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Assyrian Church of the East has elected a new leader to become the 111th patriarch during a time of instability and turmoil in the Middle East. Gewargis Sliwa will be consecrated as the new patriarch elect on Sunday at St. John the Baptist Church in Ainkawa, the…
Read morecarey-lodge Carey Lodge Christian Today Journalist Reuters Thousands of Christians in the Middle East have been forced to flee war and persecution. An Iraqi priest forced to flee Mosul has flown to the US to campaign on behalf of persecuted Christians in the Middle East during Pope Francis’ landmark visit.…
Read moreKurdish Region Christian fighters of Sutoro (The Syriac Security Office) carry their weapons as they man a checkpoint in the town of Tel Tamr February 25, 2015. (Reuters) 20 ISIS militants killed during clashes with Kurdish forces near Kobane ISIS bombs Kurdish security checkpoints northeast Syria ISIS storms Kobane countryside, Kurds…
Read moreby Naharnet Newsdesk Hanna Yussef dreams of following thousands of fellow Iraqi Christians to refuge in Europe, abandoning a precarious existence in Jordan, where he has lived since fleeing Islamist violence at home. But he’s staying put for now because he can’t afford the money needed for the perilous…
Read more702 ABC Sydney By Brendan King Assyrian Resource Centre Photo: Carmen Lazar and a volunteer at the Assyrian Resource Centre check refugee UNHCR registration papers brought in by family members (702 ABC Sydney: Brendan King)…
Read moreFather Ragheed Ganni was killed by Islamists in Mosul in 2007. by Nina Shea September 22, 2015 4:00 AM The Obama administration maintains that its principal strategic response to the conflict in Syria is humanitarian, not military, and focused on human rights. In Syria as well as Iraq, the consequences of this policy have been…
Read moreby RAYMOND IBRAHIM Not only is the Islamic State (IS) persecuting Christians but so are the U.S.-supported “rebel” forces, which the Obama administration assures are “moderate.” According to a recent NPR report, “With backing from U.S. allies, like Turkey and Saudi Arabia, this [U.S. supported] rebel coalition fights both the Syrian regime and the so-called…
Read moreElizabeth Dias @elizabethjdias As families from all over the world gather in Philadelphia for Pope Francis’ papal visit and the Catholic World Meeting of Families, there is at least one family whose presence is impossible. Sanaa Habeeb and her husband Riyadh Azzu, the Iraqi couple that Pope Francis…
Read moreFILE – Members of the Sabean Mandaeans, a pre-Christian sect that follows the teachings of John the Baptist, take part in a bathing ritual during the Baptism Festival, on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, May 20, 2015.…
Read moreJENNINE KHALIK The Australian The Warda family: Banipal, in front, holding Shayna, 2; and in the rear, from left, Lideya, Khaninia, Nineveh, 4, Arbella, 6, and Sharaat Zayya. Picture: Renee Nowytarger In the early 1990s, Khaninia Warda fled Saddam Hussein’s iron-fisted regime with his young family to find safety in Australia.…
Read more10News Digital Team 11:17 AM, Sep 24, 2015 25 mins ago SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors have recommended dropping charges against two of the six San Diego soccer players who were accused of disrupting a Chicago-bound flight late last month, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Texas. According to court documents obtained by…
Read moreFairfield Mother of three, Ghaydaa Ajja, wants to bring her brother and nieces to Australia. Twelve thousand refugee places. 12,000 stories of fear and terror. 12,000 chances at a new life. Fairfield mother of three Ghaydaa Ajja, 36, is hoping desperately her brother, Moshtak…
Read moreSends letter to department heads requesting information on policies admitting Syrian refugees to the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Secretary of State John Kerry, Attorney General…
Read moreby Raymond Ibrahim Why are Christian minorities, who are the most to suffer from the chaos engulfing the Middle East, the least wanted in the United States? To the Obama administration, the only “real” refugees are those made so due to the actions of Bashar Assad. As for those who are being raped, slaughtered, and…
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