Monthly Archives: May 2009

Tony Adwar Shaweel ,was martyred after kidnapping on Sunday 3/5/2009. His body was found in a district near Roofya area of Akra. Tony was kidnapped by unknown groups asking for ransom of 50000 Dollar. A medical source stated to Ankawa.com correspondence in Mosul that the body was…

Posted By: Ed West at Tags:View More Assyrians, Crusaders, george bush, Iraq, Iraqi Christians, Tony Blair If George Bush and Tony Blair were “crusaders”, as Muslims insist, then they were the worst in history. Worst, that is, as in the most ineffective. What other Crusade has resulted in the Christian population of a country being…

By RACHEL DONADIO AMMAN, Jordan — Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged Christians in the Middle East to “have the courage” to stay faithful to their Christian roots in order to “build new bridges” to fight extremism. Ettore Ferrari/European Pressphoto Agency…

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass with tens of thousands of worshippers from the dwindling Christian churches of the Middle East today, urging them to maintain their presence in region. By Richard Spencer in Amman Pope Benedict XVI addresses Muslim leaders at King Hussein Bin Talal mosque in…

By VICTOR L. SIMPSON – AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI urged Middle East Christians Sunday to persevere in their faith despite hardships threatening their ancient communities, addressing a crowd of 20,000 people who filled a sports stadium where he celebrated the first open-air Mass of his Holy Land pilgrimage.…

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating an open air mass in a sports stadium in the Jordanian capital. Catholics from across the Middle East are attending the service. As many as 20,000 people turned up at the stadium in Amman on the third day of…

by Quil Lawrence Karim Kadim For less than a dollar, ordinary Iraqis can visit Saddam Hussein’s gutted palace near the ancient site of Babylon. AP Bullit Marquez A Polish soldier checks his armored personnel carrier just outside the palace in 2003. AP…

By Lee Jay Walker Tokyo Correspondent – The Seoul Times Mandaeans — Mandaeans exchanging a ritual handshake or kuÅ¡á¹­a: Mandaeism is a monotheistic religion with a strongly dualistic worldview. Its adherents, the Mandaeans, revere Adam, Abel, Seth, Enosh, Noah, Shem, Aram and especially John the Baptist.…

Pope Benedict leaving the Cathedral of St. GeorgeAmman, Jordan, (CNA).- Shouts of “Viva el Papa” and “Benedicto” rung out in the Greek Melkite Cathedral of St. George in Amman as Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Vespers on Saturday evening. He challenged Eastern Catholics to continue resolutely testifying to the faith.…

By VOA News Pope Benedict takes the stand as Prince Ghazi bin Mohammed leaves at Amman’s King Hussein Bin Talal mosque, 09 May 2009 Pope Benedict has urged the world to make efforts to protect Iraq’s Christian minority.…

AMMAN – Pope Benedict XVI urged the world to make every effort to protect Iraq’s Christian minority in a speech on Saturday to Muslim leaders in neighbouring Jordan. Among his audience in Amman’s huge Al-Hussein Mosque was Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly, head of the Chaldean Church, Iraq’s largest Christian denomination, who…

The 41st edition of the Enschedese Marathon took place on Sunday the 26th of April. At least 70.000 people enjoyed the event. Amongst the 8000 runners, many had an Assyrian background. The Assyrian Youth Federation (AJF) and the Assyrian Genocide Centre ”Seyfo…

 Video San Diego County is home to the second largest Iraqi population in the country. Most are Christians, Chaldean Iraqis who fled from Saddam Hussein’s regime. But a flood of refugees has emigrated here since the Iraq War began, and many have heartbreaking stories.…

Rome, Italy, (CNA).- During the Papal Mass on May 10 in Amman, Jordan, Pope Benedict XVI will give First Communion to 40 Iraqi children, according to the Secretary of the Chaldean Diocese of Jordan, Msgr. Raymond Moussalli.…

By VICTOR L. SIMPSON AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI expressed deep respect for Islam Friday and said he hopes the Catholic Church can play a role in Mideast peace as he began his first trip to the region, where he hopes to improve frayed ties with Muslims.…

by Anne Thomas The Pope says he is visiting the Middle East as a “pilgrim of peace” and that he wants the visit to “bear much fruit” not only for Christians in the area but Jews and Muslims as well.…

By Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier A year ago, the 53-year-old Patriarch of Turkey, Mesrob Mutafyan, was unexpectedly diagnosed with a debilitating and apparently incurable illness. His official duties were assumed on a temporary basis by Archbishop Aram Ateshian, 55, and Archbishop Shahan Svajian, 83.…

by Gerald Butt Middle East Correspondent Ominous? The body of one of the three Christians murdered in Kirkuk is carried into a church there a fortnight ago CHRISTIAN families living in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk have been urged to remain there, despite the murder of three members of the minority community last week.…

Still recommends asylum for all ethnic and religious minorities By Adam Ashton aashton@modbee.com The head of a United Nations refugee program in Iraq says the country is increasingly safe, but he continues to recommend that Western countries grant asylum to ethnic and religious minorities — such as Assyrian and Chaldean Christians — who have fled…

By Michelle A. Vu Christian Post Reporter WASHINGTON – Fear keeps Iraqi Christians quiet about the extent of persecution the tiny minority group endures, said an Iraqi Catholic archbishop Tuesday at a private meeting with religious freedom experts and journalists.…