Monthly Archives: January 2018

By Anna Deckert Lebanon (MNN) – In communities around the world, the local Church is on the move. God is working through His people to spread the truth of the Gospel and His Church is growing. Lebanon is no exception. Many Western Christians don’t realize the presence of the Church in Lebanon. There…

Lorraine Caballero U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s promise in October to help persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East appears to have been fulfilled as USAID has announced a change in its policy concerning relief funding.…

QARAQOSH, Iraq – The names of Asian cities are often unknown to most people in the western world. Qaraqosh is one such city. Its connection to Biblical accounts of history dates to hundreds and even thousands of years before Christ as it lies within the Nineveh Governate and close to the ruins of both…

by Sean Savage/JNS.org and filed under News, Christian and tagged Main. In July 2016, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria (pictured in front at center)—the leader of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church—hosts Ignatius Aphrem II (left), patriarch of Antioch and All East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and Aram I, head of Lebanon’s…

By Rudaw yesterday at 09:34 Pope Francis meets Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani at the Apostolic Palace on March 2, 2015 in the Vatican. File Photo: HO/AFP VATICAN CITY — Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and Pope Francis have concluded their meeting at the Holy See on Friday.…

$150 million in aid for religious minorities will help them rebuild after ISIS genocide Iraqi Christians attend a mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in the predominantly Christian Iraqi town of Qaraqosh (also known as Hamdaniya), some 30 kilometres from Mosul / Getty Images…

The duo discuss issues including the situation of Christians in Iraq and the problems between Erbil and Baghdad. By Idris Okuducu ERBIL, Iraq Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government…

victims of ‘genocide’ in Iraq By George Russell | Fox News Mike Pence speaks at summit on persecuted Christians Help appears finally to be on the way to thousands of desperate Christian, Yazidi and other minority refugees in northern Iraq, more than two months after Vice President…

DH News Service , Mangaluru The renovated St Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Brahmavar is the only Konkani Orthodox Church in the entire world with a 125 years of glorious past as part of the 2,000-year-old Indian Church, namely the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church, which…

Image: USAID: $55M Going to Aid Ethnic, Religious Minorities in Iraq Almas Shaya, a member of Michigan’s Chaldean community, who are Iraqi Catholics, prays during a rally in Detroit Nov. 8, 2010. The rally was to express anger and frustration over what they describe as a lack of protection for Christians in Iraq. (Paul Sancya/AP)…

Jardine Malado (YouTube/Anadolu Agency)An aerial view of the historic Iron Church in Istanbul is seen in a screen capture of a video from Anadolu Agency. A church built by the Bulgarian community in Istanbul in the 19th century reopened on Sunday after a seven-year restoration project.…

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church noted that both the Russian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church will continue the effort to provide humanitarian assistance to Syrians Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia…

By Murcadha O Flaherty THE international community is profiting from a humanitarian crisis sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a senior cleric, who accuses the West of deliberate inaction in the face of extreme violence in the country.…

Amman, Jan.8 (Petra) — Pope Francis, on Monday, lauded Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, for hosting Syrian refugees and welcoming them for years. In a speech to diplomats accredited to the Vatican, Pope Francis called for continuing to introduce peace initiatives in Syria to enable many Syrian refugees in neighboring…

Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas Day annually on January 7 according to the Julian calendar, two weeks after most western Christian churches do by the commonly used modern Georgian calendar. Protesters and others pushed down temporary metal fencing and engaged in shoving…

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 6: The presence of Christians in Kuwait is old, dating back to the eras of the Umayyad or Abbasid dynasties. This is confirmed by the inscriptions on ceramic pieces that were recently discovered in Failaka Island, reports Al-Rai daily. Head of the French expedition team that is exploring the ruins on Failaka…

By Cristina Maza The persecution and genocide of Christians across the world is worse today “than at any time in history,” and Western governments are failing to stop it, a report from a Catholic organization said. The study by Aid to the Church in Need said the treatment of Christians has worsened substantially in the…

ARCHIVE: People gather by a Christmas tree during Christmas eve in the old city of Homs, Syria. © Omar Sanadiki / Reuters AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook344Share to TwitterShare to RedditShare to Google+Share to TelegramShare to WhatsAppShare to Facebook Messenger…

By Brandon Showalter , CP Reporter (Photo: REUTERS/Tony Gentile)Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in Rome, Italy, January 2, 2018. The placard says: “Brave Iranian! Mujahideen is your friend! Fire will be your battle!”…

Iraqis flee from the Old City of Mosul on July 5, 2017, during the Iraqi forces’ offensive to retake the city from ISIS. (AFP / Ahmad Al-rubaye) Baghdad – Asharq Al-Awsat More than half of Iraqis displaced by conflict to other parts of the country have returned…