Monthly Archives: July 2020

Destruction in Batnaya, northern Iraq(Photo: Aid to the Church in Need)Christians continue to trickle out of Iraq at an alarming rate, with many still fearing the return of ISIS, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has warned.…

In an era of pandemic, the world needs “human solidarity,” not “further conflict,” said Card Sako. After the Armenian genocide, Atatürk sent a strong signal of “coexistence and safeguarding the common heritage;” now his choice has been disowned. Political leaders of the Christian West have shown weakness.…

By Samuel Smith, CP Reporter  A woman and her children attend an Easter ceremony in Saint John’s Church (Mar Yohanna) in the nearly deserted predominantly Christian Iraqi town of Qaraqosh on April 16, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq. | Carl Court/Getty Images…

For Card Sako, the “difficult circumstances” caused by the novel coronavirus require a new way of being a priest. Believers must be shown the meaning of “fatherhood” and “human and spiritual care”. The present must be used for spiritual growth through reading, meditation and prayer. Sharing life provides priests growth opportunities.…

By Stavros Anastasiou-Australian Federal Senator Paul Scarr. Photo: www.Twitter.com/@ANCaustraliaFederal Senator for Queensland Paul Scarr announced his support of the Joint Justice Initiative, calling for Australia to recognize the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides.…

Joelle Goldstein Fatal Encounters: Tracking every officer-involved killing in the U.S.The One Place You Should Be Buying Your Groceries, But Aren’t Hagia Sophia will become an Islamic place of worship once again.…

A Christian woman in northern Iraq cries as she surveys the damage at her church, which was attacked by Islamic State fighters in 2016. (Hussein Malla/AP)ByCarol MorelloThe number of Christian refugees admitted to the United States after fleeing…

By Toufic Baaklini Enlarge Image Turkish President Erdogan’s plan to convert the Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque has Christians on edge.AFP via Getty ImagesBolton’s book ‘grossly’ mischaracterizes Trump’s remarks: DOJ…

A US State Department report on religious freedom and a warning early this week left Turkey unhappy. But not wrongly accused, say many. Nora Koloyan-Keuhnelian reports Hagia Sophia (photo: Reuters)  …

 by The Long Island Catholic StaffFather Andrzej Halemba is seen in a 2017 file photo carrying a crucifix during a procession of the Christians in Qaraqosh, Iraq. (CNS photo/courtesy Aid to the Church in Need)…

By Toufic Baaklini Enlarge Image Turkish President Erdogan’s plan to convert the Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque has Christians on edge.AFP via Getty ImagesFrom 1915 to 1923, the Ottoman Empire, the forerunner of modern Turkey,…

The United States did not provide sufficient “evidence” of threat of an impending attack. Agnes Callamard reports the operation violates the United Nations Charter, but the international community has remained largely silent. Soleimani did not pose a threat to the US and the rest of the world.…

The Church of Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah in Qaraqosh, Iraq celebrates Christmas Mass Dec. 25, 2018 before the church’s renovation. Credit: AFP/Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Jul 7, 2020 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA).- More Christian families left the Nineveh Plains than returned to their hometowns last year amid ongoing security concerns in…

Lawk Ghafuri ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraqi border forces and their Turkish counterparts will cooperate to “secure” border areas between the two countries, an army commander has told Rudaw.…

Exclusive interview with Pastor Bashar Haddad on Mideast evangelism and Christians as peacemakersby Ryan Jones Pastor Bashar Haddad today serves at San Jose Christian Alliance Church in…

John Newton and Maria LozanoQaraqosh – image © Jaco Klamer ACN If the international community does not take immediate action, forced emigration could decimate what remains of the Christian population in the Nineveh Plains – a Catholic charity is warning in a fresh report out today.…

Hind Al Soulia – Riyadh – A top Turkish court on Thursday ruled that the status of the Hagia Sophia, the world-famous Istanbul landmark which is now a museum after serving as a church and a mosque, will be announced with 15 days.…

Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The Institute for the Study of Religious Diversity is attempting to change Iraq’s discourse toward religious minorities and recently published its first curricula. Established almost a year ago by Masarat, a Baghdad-based nonprofit, the institution will focus its educational programs toward Muslim…

The Turkish president wants to turn Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. Destroying its dual Orthodox-Islamic heritage would be a blow to religious pluralism and tolerance.By Richard V. Reeves, Mustafa Akyol…

By Yusuf Begtas In life, truth and reality often collide with each other, because internal frames of reference do not always fit external reference points. Since every person has a disntinct level of knowledge, each person’s capacity for perception and evaluation is different. A person can only ascribe meaning to the information suited to his…