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Kevin Clarke Signs of normal live are slowly returning to the ruins of Mosul. (Kevin Clarke) Around us the rubble of West Mosul throws a fine white dust into the air that coats your clothing and grits your hair, covers your shoes and camera lens, and gets into just about everything else. I find myself…
Read moreHe wanted to give the message: “Not all Muslims are with IS.” At great risk to themselves, a Muslim family from Mosul, Iraq, salvaged precious ceremonial books of an Orthodox church in that city during the years when the Islamic State group ruled it by terror.…
Read moreSouleman Yusph was held for a few days, then released. He is in good health but wants to keep a low profile to avoid retaliation. For Syrian bishop, he was “arrested for telling the truth”. The prelate slams Kurds (from Turkey and Iraq) who want to occupy the area. Hasakah (AsiaNews) – Assyrian journalist Souleman…
Read moreFILE – in this Thursday, March 20, 2014 file photo, Islamic State group militants patrol in a commandeered Iraqi security forces trucks sprayed with the representation of the al-Qaida flag and the Arabic that reads, “There is no god but Allah,” in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, ……
Read moreCritics say the law would “Islamise society” and transform Syria into a virtual theocracy. Between the cracks. Syrian President Bashar Assad (C), Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Badr al-Din Hassoun (R) and Minister of Awqaf Mohammad Abdul Sattar al-Sayyed arrive to attend prayers at Khadija Mosque in Tartus city, last June. (Syrian Presidency)…
Read moreBy Simon Caldwell • Catholic News Service Chaldean Archbishop Habib Nafali of Basra, Iraq, speaks to schoolchildren Oct. 5 at St. Columba’s parish in Chester, England, about the persecution of Christians in Iraq. (CNS photo/Simon Caldwell)…
Read moreIn Pompeii for the Supplication, the cardinal renewed the call of prayer to “put an end” to conflicts. His thoughts go to children and young people among the most affected by the war. The country’s reconstruction must start with them. Three timid signs of hope come from Syria. ROME: Card Mario Zenari, apostolic nuncio to…
Read morePope Francis told young people they need to be consistent during their journey of life Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with the youth and the Synod Fathers at the Paul VI Hall in Vatican on Oct. 6. (Photo by Tiziana Fabi/AFP) Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service…
Read moreOpposition says regime is trying to appease Sunni institutions, given vast majority of those killed in war were Sunnis Sami Moubayed, Correspondent Damascus: A new law is making the rounds creating uproar on Syrian social media networks, giving…
Read moreBy Rudaw The new 1000 IQD banknote featuring an Assyrian star. Photo: CBI / Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has released a series of new banknote designs aimed at modernizing the currency and better reflecting the nation’s heritage and diversity.…
Read moreCritics say the law would “Islamise society” and transform Syria into a virtual theocracy. Sunday 07/10/2018 Syrian President Bashar Assad (C), Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Badr al-Din Hassoun (R) and Minister of Awqaf Mohammad Abdul Sattar al-Sayyed arrive to attend prayers at Khadija Mosque in Tartus city, last June. (Syrian Presidency)…
Read moreYouth Synod The first session of the youth synod began in the Synod Hall. The very first step when all gathered inside was praying for God to guide these three weeks of assembly. Cardinal Sako, Chaldean patriarch, spoke on behalf of the Synod Fathers and expressed his support for the pope.…
Read moreBishop Michael and Father Faiz with dignitaries at the official opening of the new Anglican School of the Redeemer – al-Fadi – in Baghdad. Photo Credit: Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf Related Categories: Baghdad, Bp Michael Lewis, children, Cyprus and the Gulf,…
Read moreBy Samuel Smith , CP Reporter (Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Cynthia Vernat)A Turkish F-16 fighter jet flying over Albacete Air Force Base, Spain during Trident Juncture 15 on October 21, 2015. The Turkish military launched airstrikes targeting Iraqi Christian villages in northern Iraq, a rights group warned.…
Read moreBryant Harris REUTERS/Suhaib Salem Iraqis attend the first Palm Sunday procession in the burned-out main church of the Christian city of Qaraqosh since Iraqi forces retook it from Islamic States militants, Iraq, April 9, 2017. Displaced Iraqi Christians now have their own special liaison to the premier US aid…
Read moreBy Cara Bentley The church in the Middle East needs to be involved in rebuilding towns if refugees are ever to return home, according to a relief charity. Major General Abbas Ibrahim, head of Lebanon’s General Security directorate, said at…
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