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Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Over the weekend, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi called for the return of Iraqi Christians to their home. With ISIS declared militarily defeated, Al-Kadhimi hopes Christians will feel more comfortable returning. He expressed these hopes to Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako, as well as…
Read moreSalma Mousa On 10 June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) captured the Iraqi city of Mosul. ISIS’s offensive culminated in a genocide against Yezidis, Christians, Shi’a, and other minorities, displacing ~100,000 Christians to Iraqi Kurdistan overnight (1). Many Christians believe that their Muslim neighbors were complicit in these raids.…
Read moreBy Melissa Enaje Father Andrzej Halemba is seen in a 2017 file photo carrying a crucifix during a procession of the Christians in Qaraqosh, Iraq. (Photo:CNS/courtesy Aid to the Church in Need)…
Read moreby Pierre BalanianThousands of young people are busy clearing the city of debris and rubble; they help elderly people to survive; they offer water and food paying with their own money or collected from friends and relatives. Young Syrian refugees also join in efforts. A Syrian Protestant pastor, a Muslim who converted to Christianity, offers…
Read moreStaff Reporter /Sharjah(Supplied photo)A massive digital library with more than 40,000 titles will be developed as part of the project. A project to chronicle the evolution of the Arabic language in the past 17 centuries has…
Read moreThe Armenian Mirror-Spectator Hagia Sophia (Getty Images)Armenian GenocideInternationalHagia SophiaTurkish politicsThe Debate over Hagia Sophia, the New Republic, Hrant Dink and Tahir ElçiBy Taner Akçam WORCESTER, Mass. – During the recent return of the Hagia…
Read moreDespite the Islamic State’s retreat, Assyrians fear for their security in the Nineveh Plains. They need stronger support from Washington and Baghdad.By R.S. ZayaA boy herds sheep in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq on Nov. 11, 2016. Martyn…
Read moreDespite the Islamic State’s retreat, Assyrians fear for their security in the Nineveh Plains. They need stronger support from Washington and Baghdad.By R.S. ZayaA boy herds sheep in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq on Nov. 11, 2016. Martyn…
Read moreThe Chaldean patriarch joins the Maronite Church, which will hold a day of fasting and prayer tomorrow. Card al-Rahi urges the faithful to take part in the day of recollection and repentance for a “wounded nation”. India offers her solidarity. The Holy Land will send offerings to the needy. The World Council of Churches extends…
Read moreGuests at the Chaldean Community Foundation building expansion’s ribbon-cutting ceremony abide by social distancing procedures July 31.Photo by Patricia O’Blenes By: Eric Czarnik | Sterling Heights Sentry | Published…
Read moreBy John Pontifex THOUSANDS of young Christian volunteers are on the ground in Beirut delivering emerging help, as Lebanon reels from the explosion that ripped through the heart of the capital.…
Read moreA volunteer gathers supplies in Beirut Aug. 5, 2020, to be distributed to people affected by the previous day’s explosions. Beirut Gov. Marwan Abboud said up to 300,000 people were homeless and that the blasts damaged nearly half the city. (CNS photo/Aziz Taher, Reuters)Catholic News Service…
Read moreBy Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter A man sits inside his damaged house in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 6, 2020, two days after a massive explosion shook the Lebanese capital. – The blast, which appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse,…
Read moreLebanon (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday evening, a massive explosion on the Beirut port devastated Lebanon. Damage is reported on buildings up to six miles away from the initial blast. Shock waves reached the shores of Cyprus, and Syrian residents in Damascus also reported being impacted. Information regarding the impact…
Read moreCNS photo/Aziz Taher, ReutersA volunteer gathers supplies in Beirut Aug. 5, 2020, to be distributed to people affected by the previous day’s explosions. Beirut Gov. Marwan Abboud said up to 300,000 people were homeless and that the blasts damaged nearly half the city. (CNS photo/Aziz Taher, Reuters) See LEBANON-EXPLOSION-DONATE Aug. 5, 2020.…
Read moreSocially distant ribbon cutting heldSTERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – The Chaldean Community Foundation is celebrating a big milestone. They’re unveiling a new building in Sterling Heights.The foundation is helping people in many ways get through these tough times that have been brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.…
Read moreANKAWA, Iraq — Social media sites in Ankawa, a predominantly Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian suburb of Erbil, Iraq, warned of the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic inside the town, especially after the increase in the number of infections in Erbil, which saw the confirmation of 150 new cases on Friday, according to the Iraqi Ministry of Health.…
Read moreEric Esshaki is running for the Republican nomination for Congress in Michigan’s 11th districtEric Esshaki, his wife, Heather, and their two sons. (Esshaki for Congress)ByMarc Rod…
Read moreMENASource by Paul Gadalla Iraqi Christians attend a mass on Christmas Eve at the Grand Immaculate Church in al-Hamdaniya, near Mosul, Iraq, December 24, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah RashidIt’s been three years since the guns fell silent in Mosul, the onetime capital of the…
Read moreTEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Hashd al-Sha’abi and Iraqi Army conducted a joint operation against the remnants of ISIL takfiri elements in desert areas of Al Anbar Province.Iraqi Army in collaboration with Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known…
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