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The Armenian Christian church in Tal Abyad after allegedly being cleaned by members of the Syrian National Army, 09/11/2019 (Turkish Ministry of National Defense) By Ammar Hamou, Will ChristouAMMAN – As the fighting raged on in northeast Syria in early October, fighters from the…
Read moreProtesters in Iraq. (AFP)Asharq Al-AwsatThe head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church said Friday there will be no Christmas Eve masses in Baghdad for security reasons as nearly three months of anti-government protests continue to rock the capital.…
Read moreKirkuk (Iraq) (AFP)The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church said Friday there will be no Christmas Eve masses in Baghdad for security reasons as nearly three months of anti-government protests continue to rock the capital.…
Read moreFather Georges Jahola in Al-Tahira church in Bakhdida in November 2016, shortly after the town’s liberation. Photo courtesy of Father Jahola. MOSUL, Iraq — The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida remains charred black inside, five years after the Islamic State plundered and set it aflame; however, in 2020 the Syriac…
Read moreGeoffrey P. Johnston Iraqi children pose for a picture with a man dressed as Santa Claus who distributed gifts in a rundown neighbourhood in the central shrine city of Najaf, on Thursday. (Haidar Hamdani/Getty Images)…
Read moreThe Patriarch to AsiaNews: We must think “of the safety of the faithful”, which could be “targeted”. The unanimous decision at the end of a meeting with the priests, also shared by the faithful. Groups “that do not want change” and “attack those who demonstrate in the streets”.…
Read moreCWN Editor’s Note: The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad has announced that there will be no midnight Mass for Christmas in the Iraqi capital. Patriarch Louis Sako said that the decision was made because of the increased dangers of the city at night, “to guarantee and protect the safety of people.” Throughout Baghdad, Mass will…
Read moreSource: fsspx.newsPublic celebrations planned for Christmas in Iraq have been canceled by the Catholic Church due to the climate of civil war which has been undermining the country since October 2019.…
Read moreby The Armenian Mirror-Spectator By Ruth Bedevian FAIR LAWN, N.J. — On Sunday, December 8, the choir members of St. Leon Armenian Church, Fair Lawn NJ, wore their robes and sang Khoroott Medz and Oorakh Lehr at the Pan-Orthodox Christmas Concert sponsored by St. Mark’s Syriac Orthodox Cathedral, Paramus. Proceeds from…
Read moreCourtney Mares | Catholic News Agency Fr. Georges Jahola in Al-Tahira church in Bakhdida in November 2016, shortly after the town’s liberation. (Courtesy of Fr. Jahola via CNA)The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida remains charred…
Read moreby Rebecca PaveleyPatriarch calls for prayer, as protests in Iraq continueDemonstrators stand on an Iraqi security forces’ check point during protests in Baghdad, last week…
Read moreAs the amount of aid drops, hardships increase. Unemployment and poverty are compounded by the country’s political crisis and new refugees caused by Turkey’s offensive in Syria. Clergyman expresses closeness to protesters who are “in the streets for us too, for a united country”. Donations are “a sign of hope and closeness”.…
Read moreInés San Martín | Crux Now Father Ibrahim Alsabagh speaks to his community in the Latin Parish of St. Francis in Aleppo, Syria. (Courtesy of Latin Parish of St. Francis via Crux)It’s been almost nine years since the beginning of the war in Syria, and a local priest…
Read morePosted by SDD Contributor Christians hope for an ‘open Jerusalem‘ for Easter Christians in Jerusalem said Thursday that they are hoping for an “open Jerusalem” ahead of Passover and Easter celebrations in the city.…
Read moreThe Prime Minister resigns after large demonstrations against political corruption and the precarious economic situation. More than 400 people died in the last 2 months. SOURCES Protestante Digital AUTHOR Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus BAGHDAD Members of the National Baptist Church of Baghdad praying at Tahrir…
Read moreIn his message, the cardinal recalls the wave of violence linked to the repression of anti-government protests. Since 2003 the dream of a strong and peaceful country “has never been realized”. The invitation to bishops and priests: “Christians and Muslims” together in solidarity, on a “spiritual and humanitarian” path.…
Read moreHiwa Shilani |The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has provided shelter to over 1.4 million refugees and internally displaced persons since the 2014 rise of the Islamic State. (Photo: Archive)…
Read moreAyla Jean Yackley Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives for the Global Refugee Forum at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 17, 2019.ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his call to the international community Dec. 17 to support his plan to resettle at least 1 million refugees in an area…
Read moreBy: Alberto M. Fernandez*Assyrian Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Gewargis III, speaking at the Budapest ConferenceRecently, the government of Hungary organized its second International Conference on Christian Persecution. Held in Budapest and focusing on highlighting the most persecuted religious group on the planet, it was attended by more than 650…
Read moreSister Annie Demerjian with two of the children to receive free Christmas gifts.(Photo: Aid to the Church in Need) Despite the ongoing hardship in wartorn Syria, there will be a little more cheer this Christmas for thousands of children receiving donated gifts.…
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