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As the country recovers from the IS invasion and grapples with domestic unrest, another year of instability and uncertainty looms Tanya Goudsouzian’s picture Looking ahead at what 2019 will bring in Iraq is like walking through a hall of mirrors.…
Read moreCardinal Barbarin flanked by lawyers as he arrives in court in Lyon Cardinal Barbarin flanked by lawyers as he arrives in court in Lyon AFP Lyon (AFP) Philippe Barbarin, the French cardinal who went on trial Monday charged with covering…
Read moreWhat would you like to learn more about? More than a year ago, Baghdad declared defeat of the terrorist group in northern Iraq. But thousands of Christians who fled their homelands in Hamdaneyah, near Mosul city, say they are not convinced.…
Read morePNN/ Bethlehem/ The Greek, Syriac, Copts and Ahbash Orthodox denominations will begin celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem today. Early this morning, the city of Bethlehem started preparations to receive pilgrims and…
Read moreBy Rudaw Iraq’s ambassador to the Vatican Sheikh Omar Barzinji speaking to Rudaw TV. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — In light of a recent Christmas visit to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region by Vatican’s Secretary of State Iraq’s ambassador to the Holy See says that persecution of Christian’s has never been a government policy.…
Read more‘Also includes a prohibition against the New Year’s celebration’ A ministry that works in support of persecuted Christians worldwide reports it had joyful news this holiday season: the government’s cabinet in Iraq declared Christmas a national holiday this year.…
Read moreFor decades, Christianity has been in steep decline in its homeland in the Middle East, and nowhere is that existential crisis clearer than Iraq. ROME: For decades, Christianity has been in steep decline in its homeland in the Middle East, and nowhere is that existential crisis clearer than Iraq. A recent visit to the…
Read moreMichael F. Haverluck (OneNewsNow.com) A chief foreign diplomat in the United Kingdom warned that political correctness is hindering Christians from being helped in the Middle East, where they are “on the verge of extinction.” “Yesterday, my family and I walked a short journey to our local church and enjoyed an…
Read moreElise Harris A rainbow extends over rubble in the Iraqi city of Mosul, much of which was destroyed in the battle to liberate it from ISIS forces. (Credit: Vatican Media). ROME – For decades, Christianity has been in steep decline in its homeland in the Middle East, and nowhere is that existential crisis clearer than…
Read moreDuring Friday prayers, al-Sumaidaie said that it was “impermissible” for Muslims to celebrate Christmas or New Year. The Chaldean patriarch slammed such “rhetoric of hatred” that sows “divisions”. In his New Year message, he calls for openness and deeper sharing.…
Read moreAn Iraqi Syriac Catholic priest leads Christmas morning mass at the Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah Syriac Catholic Church, which was damaged and defaced during its occupation by Islamic State (IS) group fighters, in the predominantly Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh, in Niniveh province some 30 kilometres from Mosul, on Dec. 25, 2018.…
Read moreChris Mitchell JERUSALEM – President Trump’s December 19th announcement to pull US troops out of northern Syria sent the Middle East into a tailspin. Suddenly major regional powers Russia, Turkey, Iran and the Syrian regime scrambled to seize the initiative and fill whatever vacuum America left in its wake. But in the center of this…
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