Monthly Archives: August 2015

A woman identifies herself as Susan Elias in the piece of a paper she holds up. (Photo courtesy: Twitter) By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Pictures believed to be of Syrian Christian women kidnapped by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants surfaced on social media this week, the Mail Online reported.…

© Stéphane de Sakutin, AFP | Bells chimed in support of Eastern Christians during mass at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on August 15, 2015. Video by FRANCE 3 Catholic churches across France marked the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary…

by Jo-Anne Rowney A Christian woman who fled from the violence in Mosul a year ago holds her daughter as her baby sleeps CNS Six French dioceses will be joined by churches in Switzerland to highlight persecution Church bells will be rung on the Feast of the Assumption to show solidarity with the…

Catholic World News – Catholic churches in six French dioceses will ring their bells at noon on August 15, the feast of the Assumption, in a gesture of solidarity with persecuted Christians in the Middle East.…

Heather Murdock Thousands of Iraqis have braved the scorching summer heat to stage the protest against government corruption in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Aug. 7, 2015. In recent weeks, protesters in Iraq sweltered in the excessive heat — sometimes over 122 degrees Farenheit — demanding more access to electricity and other basic services.…

Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press (Photo: Photo courtesy of Nabil Roumayah) About 100 Iraqi Americans demonstrated in Southfield Friday against corruption and religious division in Iraq’s government.…

Special to WorldTribune.com The Obama administration is ignoring the plight of Iraq’s Yazidis who fled Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) terror rampage last year, reports say. Nearly all Yazidis who have applied for asylum in the Unites States have been turned away. The Yazidi faith includes elements of Christianity, ancient nature-worship,…

Iraqi Christians pray during a mass on Christmas eve at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Baghdad by Mary Chastain Christians in the Middle East still live in fear as the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) remains unchallenged in Iraq and Syria. Christian organizations are attempting to help Christians, but for many, it is too late.…

Steve Maman’s GoFundMe page for the liberation of Iraqi Christians and Yazidis. A Canadian Jewish businessman who was inspired by the work of Oskar Schindler during the Holocaust has rescued more than 120 Iraqi Christian and Yazidi girls from the Islamic State terror group.…

By Perry Chiaramonte A year after U.S. airstrikes and Kurdish fighters saved Iraq’s Yazidi population from death at the hands of ISIS atop Mount Sinjar, the historic religious enclave is facing death in its homeland and a cold shoulder from America, say activists.…

By Leah Marieann Klett (news@gospelherald.com) Aug 12, 2015 01:05 PM EDT Syrian refugees at Lebanese border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley. March 2014 Reuters Former White House Chief of Staff John Sununu has accused President Barack Obama of “indifference” as the persecution of Christian communities across the Middle East…

Iraqis forced to flee from advancing Islamic State militants wait in line for humanitarian aid at a camp for displaced people in Zakho, Iraq. One year after the Islamic State launched its initial onslaught, refugees remain in poverty and chaos. CNS photo/Darek Delmanowicz, EPA By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News…

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By Leah Marieann Klett (news@gospelherald.com) Syrian refugees at Lebanese border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley. March 2014 Reuters Former White House Chief of Staff John Sununu has accused President Barack Obama of “indifference” as the persecution of Christian communities across the Middle East worsens.…

by Abigail Frymann Rouch Islamic State terrorists on Tuesday released 22 Orthodox Christians they had held captive since February, following mediation by tribal leaders, observers said. The 22 were part of more than 250 Assyrian Christians captured by IS after it overran a string of Syrian villages on the southern bank of Khabur River in…

By Johnnie Moore , CP Guest Contributor Johnnie Moore is the author of a new book about Jesus called Dirty God (#DirtyGod). He spent a dozen years at Liberty University where he was its senior vice president and campus pastor as well as a professor of religion. He now works in Hollywood for an Emmy-Award-winning…

Ethan Gray Two hundred thirty Syrians, including at least 60 Christians, were feared to be captured by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) near Syrian village Al-Qaryatain in Central Syria. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the executions include…

Opinion: Why is Obama delaying decision on Iraqi Christians seeking asylum? Once again President Obama and his regime show their true colors. Of all the people to cross into our country illegally via the wide open Southern border, 28 Iraqi Christians have requested asylum in the U.S. from the brutality of the Islamic State. These…

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. BEIRUT — Islamic State militants on Tuesday released 22 Christians they had held captive since February, following mediation by tribal leaders, activists said. The 22 were part of more than 220 Assyrian Christians captured at the time by the IS…

Agence France Presse BEIRUT: ISIS released 22 Assyrian Christians that it had abducted in northeastern Syria almost six months ago, activist groups said. They were among more than 200 members of the Christian minority who were…