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By Fionn Shiner A MOTHER in Syria has described how she has been forced to burn clothes to keep her disabled daughter warm amid reports that on the ninth anniversary of the civil war the economy is in freefall and people are on the breadline.…
Read moreRana al-Ahmde People take part in a radio broadcast on Suroyo FM, in Qamishli, Syria, in a picture QAMISHLI, Syria — A small radio station in the town of Qamishli, on the border of Turkey and Syria, has been broadcasting in the ancient Christian liturgical language of…
Read moreby Raymond IbrahimA report cited by Fox News found that more than 6,000 Christians have been slaughtered by Islamic terrorists since 2015 — a thousand of them in just 2019.“It is… genocide…. the longer we tolerate these massacres, the more we embolden the…
Read moreIssued on: March 11, 2020 SAll NewsToday, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate: Hala Y. Jarbou of Michigan, to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.…
Read moreAppeal for prayer and solidarity as Coronavirus worsens By John Pontifex AN urgent call for prayer and support for Christians in Bethlehem has come from two charities which are warning that Coronavirus lockdown could plunge the faithful into desperate poverty.…
Read morePope Francis leads the general audience from his library in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican March 11, 2020. (CNS photo by Vatican Media)Junno Arocho Esteves / CNS VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Amid a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic,…
Read more9 converts lose appeals of 5-year prison sentences for ‘actions against national security’Iran extends Christian convert’s sentence 2 years for ‘evangelical Zionist Christianity’By Samuel Smith, CP Reporter An Iranian flag flies in an Abyaneh mountain village. | Wikimedia Commons/Nick Taylor…
Read moreAn Iraqi woman holds a placard during a rally marking International Women’s Day in the southern city of Basra on March 8, 2020. Hussein FALEH / AFPThey aim to print the magazine monthly and have volunteers distribute it throughout the region, Suleiman told Al-Monitor.…
Read moreBy Dana RubinRick Bajornas/United Nations via AP, FileSixth in a series commemorating Women’s History Month by spotlighting a significant speech or testimony delivered by a woman in the U.S. on this date.…
Read moreBy Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Lebanese and Syrian Christian Maronites pray for peace in Syria, in Harisa, Jounieh, Lebanon. | REUTERS/HASAN SHAABANAmid the international community’s lack of response to the ongoing severe persecution…
Read moreWeddings and funerals are also suspended until further notice. Weekday Masses will continue as fewer people attend them. The faithful are asked to sit in church and not shake hands. For priest in the capital, measures are designed to contain the contagion. Card Sako offers a “special prayer” to God the Father and Mary.…
Read moreFor Mgr Pizzaballa, measures are needed to counter the rapid spread of the virus, like emptying fonts and receiving the Communion by hand. The Chaldean Church is vetting the possibility of suspending services. In Lebanon, the situation is still normal.…
Read moreThe words of the Chaldean patriarch 12 years after the kidnapping, that ended with the death, of the Archbishop of Mosul. The tribute paid by Christians to “learn from the past” and “live in peace”. The history of the Church finds its way “in the cross”. Bombings, threats, kidnappings, displacements and emigration have not undermined…
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