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Many Iraqi Christian refugees who fled “Islamic State” ended up in neighboring Jordan. Despite some support from charities and local church groups, they face a massive struggle to rebuild their lives.…
Read moreBy John Newton and Daniele Piccini THOUSANDS upon thousands of Iraqi Christians forced from their towns and villages by Daesh (ISIS) are an important step closer to returning home after Church leaders formed a taskforce charged with developing a massive rebuilding programme…
Read moreBy Felix N. Codilla III One week after arriving from his first official visit to Europe, President Michael Aoun of Lebanon declared that Christians are “no longer in direct danger” in the Middle East, adding that whatever persecution they may be facing is also experienced by Muslims as well.…
Read moreby CNA Daily News Mosul, Iraq, Mar 31, 2017 / 12:53 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The desolation of a burned Iraqi church left Argentine-born missionary Father Luis Montes with the firm conviction that Satan is at the root of the attacks, and Christians must pray for the conversion of ISIS.…
Read moreACN News: Friday, 31st March 2017 – IRAQ Plains of Nineveh – Christian churches unite to rebuild • The Syriac Catholic Bishop, the Chaldean Catholic Bishop and two Syriac Orthodox bishops signed an agreement in Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, to help Christians rebuild their homes, destroyed by ISIS in 2014.…
Read moreby Derek WelchPope Francis Demands Help for Iraqi Citizens date icon 30 Mar 2017 author icon Posted Pope Francis Demands Help for Iraqi Citizens date icon 30 Mar 2017 author icon PostedPope calls for help to prevent civilian casualties in the battle for Mosul. Pope…
Read moreSecretary-General António Guterres holds press encounter with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq in Baghdad. UN Photo 30 March 2017 – On what he called a “visit of solidarity” with Iraq, Secretary-General António Guterres today welcomed the commitment of the country’s leaders to civilian…
Read moreQaraqosh was ravaged by ISIS, who seized it in June 2014 as they rampaged across parts of northern Iraq. Although the group has been expelled from Qaraqosh in October 2016, life has not returned to its once-vibrant and wealthy neighbohoods. (AFP) AFP, Qaraqosh, Iraq Wednesday, 29 March 2017…
Read moreAn uphill struggle for Iraq’s Christians IN THEORY, this year should have been a time when the fortunes of Iraq’s Christian community, one of world’s most beleaguered religious minorities, at last changed for the better. Instead, say members of the community and people supporting them, it is proving to be a time of agonising dilemmas.…
Read moreandy-walton Andy Walton Iraqi Christians who have fled violence in the village of Qaraqosh sit inside a church building in Erbil.Reuters Islamic State has damaged more than12,000 homes belonging to Christian families in just one region of Iraq and destroyed a further 700.…
Read moreInés San Martín VATICAN_CORRESPONDENT Pope Francis delivers his speech during his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. (Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini.) Speaking at his weekly general audience, Pope Francis on Wednesday said that the…
Read moreQaraqosh was ravaged by ISIS, who seized it in June 2014 as they rampaged across parts of northern Iraq. Although the group has been expelled from Qaraqosh in October 2016, life has not returned to its once-vibrant and wealthy neighbohoods. (AFP) AFP, Qaraqosh, Iraq Wednesday, 29 March 2017…
Read moreIn the process of experiencing mental, emotional, social fragmentation; bitterness encompass thoughts and so does pessimism life. If thoughts drift into despair, if spirits are broken, holistic perspective is lost. Things get more complicated if one looks just from one side of a coin.…
Read moreBy John Newton BBC art historian Sister Wendy Beckett has marked her 70th jubilee as a nun by donating £3,000 to Aid to the Church in Need, the Catholic charity which is also celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Sister Wendy, 87, who achieved international acclaim in the 1990s with her art…
Read moreBy Chad FreyNewton Kansan@ChadFrey What the future holds for Christians in Syria is unclear, but an important topic of discussion on the Bethel College Campus Wednesday morning as part of the Life Enrichment Series.…
Read moreBy Sonoran News – President Donald J. Trump’s UN Ambassador, Niki Haley made a short statement at the UN. Israel recently entered into a defensive alliance with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Oman, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.…
Read moreBy Murcadha O Flaherty A NINE-DAY programme of prayer gets underway today (Thursday, 30th March) at a London church for a priest held captive by Islamist extremist group Daesh (ISIS). The Novena for Syria, being held at Farm Street Church, Mayfair, comes amid renewed…
Read moreActivists and representatives of the Croatian Baptist Church are urging the state not to deport Christian asylum-seekers to Iran, saying they could face serious consequences because of their religion. The Iranian Christian Community in Zagreb. Photo: Facebook/Tihomir Kukolja.…
Read moreBy John Newton THE cost of rebuilding Christian villages destroyed by Daesh (ISIS) in northern Iraq could exceed £160 million (US$200 million), according to a survey carried out by a Catholic charity. But, with some Christians already going back to the Nineveh Plains, the report revealed a growing appetite among the displaced communities to go…
Read moreJohn Newton Building destroyed in Qaraqosh – last Christian majority town in Iraq image: ACN//Jako Klamer The cost of rebuilding Christian villages destroyed by Daesh (ISIS) in northern Iraq could exceed £160 million (US$200 million), according to a survey carried out by a…
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