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Low numbers worried politicians who made last-minute calls for citizens to vote Lebanese officials count votes at a polling centre in Beirut after polling stations closed for Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections in nine years on May 6, 2018. Polling stations closed after 12 hours of voting that were marred only by minor incidents and were…
Read moreUS-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters, May 1, 2018. © Rodi Said / Reuters Announcing the start of military operations against the remaining strongholds of Islamic State, the US State Department included some pointed language, hinting at de facto…
Read moreWashington DC: May 4, 2018. (PCP) The ancient ruins of what is thought to be a Christian refuge or early church was discovered in Manbij, Syria, according to reports. The ruins were found in territory that was previously under ISIS control after the group invaded the city in 2014.…
Read moreJ-P Mauro MARY,IRAQ Fr. Roni Momika | CNA Before Iraq can rebuild the infrastructure, they must rebuild the family. A three-day long gathering was held in Qaraqosh in an effort to empower and lend…
Read moreANCIENT Christian ruins with Roman-era effigy have been uncovered after Islamic State militants were run out town. Hollie McKay Civilians in Raqqa Report Devastation and Lack of Support Six Months After IS Defeat Ads by Kiosked…
Read morePatriarch Louis Raphael Sako Historically, Chaldeans are inhabitants of Mesopotamia and Iraq’s indigenous; their roots are traced back to thousands of years. Babylon was the capital of Chaldean’s great empire that ruled Mesopotamia during the 7th Century BC and expanding to the…
Read moreBy Hollie McKay, Fox News Crosses etched into columns and writings carved into stone were found in the recently discovered Christian refuge. Fox News For more than two years, ISIS forces who occupied this northern Syrian city paid little…
Read moreThe worn stretch of Seven Mile Road, just east of Woodward, was known in the day as “Chaldean Town,” and for good reason. A big Chaldean population lived there, and the stores, for the most part, were owned by Chaldeans. Now, many of the Chaldeans have moved, and the commercial stretch is flush with…
Read morePope Francis praying at the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love near Rome, May 1, 2018. (Daniel Ibáñez/CNA) Blogs As the Pope prayed the Rosary in front of the Madonna of the Miracle, a Syrian Franciscan sister remains firmly hopeful that despite the continuing war, the best years…
Read moreInés San Martín VATICAN CORRESPONDENT Pope Francis caresses a baby as he arrives at the Madonna del Divino Amore Sanctuary (Our Lady of Divine Love) for the recital of the Holy Rosary at the beginning…
Read moreBy Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter | Apr 30, 2018 10:53 AM (Photo: WCC/Albin Hillert)The Global Christian Forum gathers in Bogotá, Colombia, on April 24-27, 2018 under the theme of “Let mutual love continue.” The top three factors that are changing the face of global Christianity were identified…
Read moreWassim Bassem Iraqi children gather around what is believed to be Adam’s tree in the Garden of Eden, Qurna, Iraq, May 19, 2003. A convoy from Babil province traveled nearly 250 miles in early April to visit Adam’s Holy Tree, also known as the “Tree of Knowledge.” For the thousands of Muslims who…
Read moreDiana Darke The time for military intervention has passed. But we must still do all we can to make Assad feel the heat A damaged mosque in Aleppo, Syria, in 2017. Photograph: Ali Hashisho/Reuters…
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