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James Macintyre Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby meets children at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan on the first leg of his tour of the Holy Land.Twitter / @JustinWelby Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby appealed for more help for Christians to stay in the Middle East in spite of war and growing Islamist extremism.…
Read morePosted by ACN News ACN News: Wednesday 3rd May 2017: SYRIA On Tuesday 25th April, in Damascus, Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregory III Laham of Antioch finally celebrated the funeral Mass for five Syrian Christians who had been abducted in 2013 by Islamist extremist rebels in the city of Maaloula. Following the…
Read moreThe head of the Anglican Church met with Iraqi Christian refugees during a visit to Jordan in which he called on the region’s embattled Christians to remain in the Middle East, the cradle of their faith Justin Welby, center, the archbishop of Canterbury, meets with fellow Anglican leaders…
Read moreMove follows European Parliament, House of Commons, US House of Representatives Patsy McGarry Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect fleeing violence from forces loyal to Islamic State. Photograph: Reuters/Rodi Said A group of TDs and Senators have written to Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie…
Read moreChristina Hall , Detroit Free Press Published 5:49 p.m. ET May 1, 2017 | Updated 16 hours ago 20-year-old is being held without bond following fire at family home that killed younger brother (Photo: Sterling Heights Fire Department) A Sterling Heights man is being held without bond on murder and arson charges in the…
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