Monthly Archives: October 2020

BY DAILY SABAH  ISTANBUL MINORITIES Syriacs hold a rite in a church in Mardin, southeastern Turkey, July 28, 2018. (AA Photo) The Archbishop of southeastern Mardin’s K?rklar Church called on the government to buy Mor Yuhanna Church, which is on the market for TL 7.25 million ($870,000), and open it for tourism.…

By John Newton THE international head of a leading Catholic charity for persecuted Christians has expressed horror at the killing of three people just before the start of Mass in France – and called on world leaders to condemn the attack.…

At the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See in Rome, Stand Together hosted this event to continue to give voice to persecuted Christians. The theme of the event was Christian persecution and vulnerability in times of Covid.…

Opposition to abortion and perception of advocacy for Christian ‘religious freedom’ drives Trump support in Chaldean communityWeam Namou, executive director of Chaldean Cultural Center, says community’s story is one of survival (MEE/Ali Harb)By Ali Harb…

Abdullah AHH, 20, is charged with murder and attempted murder for the attackThomas L, 55, was stabbed to death and another man, 53, was seriously injuredAHH had been released from juvenile prison five days before the Dresden attackWhile living in asylum in Germany he threatened members of other faiths …

by Louis Raphael Sako*Card Sako and the bishops approve a new missal to respond to the challenges imposed by modernity. A renewal to take up the demands of the faithful and promote the understanding of the many faithful of Islam who follow Christian services. Mass “is not a museum, but a common heritage to speak…

Iraq (International Christian Concern) –  Archbishop Bishar Warda has stated that in Erbil, there are currently 2,000 Christian families affected by COVID, with 23 individuals having died since March. Maryamana Hospital in Ankawa, a Christian neighborhood in Erbil, is used to coordinate COVID treatment but does not…

The current conflict with Azerbaijan is rekindling fears, a century after genocide.MORGAN LEE|Image: Alex McBride / Stringer / GettyA transcript of the episode will be available on Thursday.…

Syria’s Greek Orthodox Christians hope the resumption of ties between Syria and Greece will help them recover from the war.al-monitor Catholic believers and clerics gather outside the Greek-Melkite Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady to mark Palm Sunday in the capital Damascus in Bab Sharki, Old Damascus, on April 14,…

Since a truce was agreed in October 2019, Turkey’s military and allied militias have attacked Syrian (and Iraqi) territory hundreds of times, an average of 2.3 violations per day, including battles, bombings, looting and drone strikes. Tel Tamer, a largely Christian area, is one of the affected areas. The goal is demographic change.…

ByAdrian Pabst – Pope Francis poses for a selfie with a man after Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Center for Asylum Seekers in Castelnuovo di Porto. Photo: CNS/L’Osservatore RomanoMindful of our fractured world, the pope calls for a fairer sharing of resources, care for nature, and compassion for migrants.…

Kevin Clarke Archbishop Bashar Warda speaks at the opening of a new recovery center originally built by L’Œuvre d’Orient, France, and prepared for Covid-19 patients by the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil. (Photo by Stivan Shany, courtesy of the Archdiocese of Erbil)…

By Katey Iraq (MNN) — Remember the Yazidis? ISIS massacred 5,000 of them and drove hundreds of thousands out of northern Iraq in 2014. More about that here. Details are now starting to emerge from an October 9 peace deal that could allow Yazidi survivors to begin returning home.…

Eric Esshaki says his Iraqi immigrant father taught him the ‘value of the American dream’Esshaki says Trump’s ban on travellers from several Muslim-majority countries is not a Muslim ban (Courtesy of Esshaki’s campaign)By Ali Harb…

ALQOSH, Iraq — The British Ambassador to Iraq, Stephen Hickey, visited the Syriac Chaldean town of Alqosh in Nineveh Plains to speak with Syriac Chaldean Mayor Lara Yousef Zarra and to see firsthand the living conditions in the town. During the visit, the situation in the area was discussed and both sides exchanged views on…

John Newton with Maria LozanoArchbishop Najeeb Michaeel of Mosul © ACN Source: ACN A bishop in Iraq has been nominated for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for saving more than 800 historic manuscripts from destruction by the terrorist group Daesh (ISIS).…

KENZO TRIBOUILLARD | AFP  John Burger –Archbishop Najeeb Michaeel helped Christians flee Mosul when ISIS was invading.Apriest who guided Christians out of Mosul when the Islamic State group invaded, and saved more than 800 priceless manuscripts from the city has been nominated for the 2020 Sakharov Prize.…

By John Newton with Maria Lozano A BISHOP in Iraq has been nominated for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for saving more than 800 historic manuscripts from destruction by the terrorist group Daesh (ISIS).…

Flag of Azerbaijan on military uniform. Credit: Bumble Dee/ShutterstockBy Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 13, 2020 / 01:00 pm MT (CNA).- Religion is a central factor in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Christian advocates explained in a briefing on the conflict on Friday.…

For Msgr. Abou Khazen the document is an act in defence of a people “wounded and attacked by thieves on the way to Jericho”. Syria is also waiting for a Good Samaritan “to save us”. But the West in recent years has betrayed hopes. A text “to be explored even in the Muslim world” and…