Monthly Archives: November 2017

K of C is co-sponsor of Week of Awareness starting Sunday, Nov. 26 News provided by Knights of Columbus NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Knights of Columbus is helping organize several informative events next week as it joins the U.S.…

Region:World News, Armenia Theme: Politics YEREVAN. – Today, nowhere the hate crimes against Christians and members of other religious groups are as widespread as in the Middle East where three major world religions were born.…

ChaldeansIraqIraq ChristiansSteve GobleBesma CodaBishop Shaleeta By Paul Kruze November 21, 2017 (El Cajon) — Some 300 members of El Cajon’s large Chaldean community gathered at Prescott Promenade in downtown El Cajon on Thursday afternoon to vent their frustrations that the U.S. government is not doing enough to…

The war in Syria will soon mark its seventh year. There have been hundreds of days of bombs, destruction, misery and battles, one of which was especially bloody – the fighting that took place for four years in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria. Those who could leave, did so. Many Christians were among them.…

By John Pontifex PERSECUTED Christians in Iraq are to take part in tomorrow’s #RedWednesday as the campaign to promote faith and freedom goes global. Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, in Kurdish northern Iraq, confirmed today (Tuesday, 21st Nov) that a #RedWednesday prayer vigil will take place…

Lorraine Caballero Christian residents in the Nineveh plains have complained about the Hashd al-Shaabi forces’ alleged Shiafication of certain towns in the area, a practice which they believe would prevent other locals from returning to their homes. (REUTERS / Alaa al-Marjani)Members of the Hashid Shaabi, or Popular Mobilisation…

Matt Smith MIAMI: From Michigan’s minor leagues to the sweltering mania of a Basra international match, Iraqi superstar Justin Meram’s football career is a journey rarely traveled. The attacking midfielder is enjoying his best season, scoring 13 goals and laying on seven assists to help Columbus Crew reach Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Eastern…

Haven’t we seen this scenario before? By Kieren Underwood On November 14, the Islamic State, via the Wafa’ Media Foundation, circulated a poster threatening an attack on the heart of the Catholic Church—St. Peter’s Basilica.…

By agency reporter While meeting in Amman, Jordan from 17-23 November, the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee issued a statement on recent developments in Iraq affecting the prospects for sustaining religious and social diversity, and the future of the nation and its peoples.…

Saad Salloum HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP/Getty Images An Iraqi Christian woman prays at the Chaldean church in the southern city of Basra, Iraq, Jan. 1, 2016. BASRA, Iraq — Shiites around the world celebrated the Arbaeen holiday Nov. 9. This…

Lorraine Caballero The brewing political instability in Lebanon after the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri has prompted Christian refugees there to consider returning to Kurdistan, where they feel a lot safer. (REUTERS / Stefan Rousseau / Pool)Prime Minister David Cameron meets a Syrian…

Kurdistan 24 Kurdistan 24 | Masrour Barzani, Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council (l) met the Archbishop of the Archbishop Bashar Matte Warda on Thursday Nov. 16 (Photo: Kurdistan 24) Masrour Barzani Christians…

DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Pope Francis confirmed construction of a Syriac church in place of the former Latin Catholic Cemetery in Turkey’s Istanbul, Vatican Ambassador Paul Russell said while visiting Istanbul’s Bak?rköy Municipality Mayor Bülent Kerimo?lu.…

Nuri Kino, Contributor Independent investigative multi-award-winning reporter, filmmaker, author, Middle East and human rights analyst Christians in Lebanon on Alert after Hariri’s Surprise Resignation Gebran Kally, a fellow volunteer is stressed but he wants us to have a coffee before the…

Vice President Mike Pence (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images) By Greg Richter Vice President Mike Pence is moving to speed up the process of getting aid to Iraqi Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities being persecuted by the Islamic State,…

Pope Francis is auctioning a Lamborghini Huracan to help Christian communities devastated by the Islamic State in Iraq. Lamborghini donated the white and gold sports car to the Vatican, and the Pope blessed the car on Wednesday. The Huracan retails for about $236,000 in Europe.…

The sports car was given as a gift to Pope Francis VATICAN CITY: A special edition Lamborghini Huracán sports car presented to Pope Francis will be auctioned off and the proceeds donated to charity. Part of the funds raised from the Sotheby’s auction will go to Catholic charity Aid to the…

By Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Pope Francis will sell at auction a luxury sports car gifted to him. A portion of the proceeds will go to Christian communities in Iraq who are rebuilding after ISIS. Lamborghini gifted the Pope with a special edition Huracan on Wednesday. The Pope…

By Noori Barka, PhD, President, Chaldean League of California November 14, 2017 (El Cajon) — Since ISIS defeat, and by the time the displaced Iraqi Christians have started to return to the towns and villages in the Nineveh Plains, they were forced to flee again as Iraqi and Kurdish forces clash. It’s a shame that…

The auction starts at $200,000 By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has found a new way to support Iraqi Christians through the auction of a sports vehicle.…