The conference, convened by Lars Adaktusson, a Member of the European Parliament, in Brussels on the theme “The Future of Christians in Iraq,” issued a final statement and a political document on June 30th, despite opposition to the conference by key church institutions and political parties.…

Erik Rosales Although the United States and other coalition forces have driven ISIS from Iraqi cities like Mosul, the task of rebuilding remains enormous. Plus, what will become of the persecuted Christians? U.S. Army Col. Ryan Dilion with Operation Inherent Resolve said, “Over the last three…

Members of President Trump’s evangelical advisory board confronted the administration last week about the effort to deport Iraqi Christians, according to a report in the Christian Post. Their concern is that a group of Iraqis will be sent back to their homeland and face…

A man drinks at a bar in the town of Qaraqosh, south of Mosul, Iraq. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani QARAQOSH, Iraq – In a town ravaged by the war against Islamic State, amid ransacked homes and shuttered shops, a flashing sign above the entrance to one business…

What’s Next For Christians In Post-Daesh Iraq? Minority groups would be the biggest losers if a new civil war breaks out. Carl Hétu Canadian National Director of CNEWA The reign of the Islamic State (Daesh) has come to an end in Iraq and it is losing…

The Patriarchate Media It is unfortunate that the attempt to put a hand on the towns of the Nineveh Plain, through public or concealed struggles is imposing a negative influence on the native people of this land. This sort of “Control / Invasion” is taking away the indigenous…

We are proud to report that the seeds of the making of the following faith keepers documentary in the US started with the ICAE Insitiute consulting and interview three years ago were we also helped in identifying the many individuals impacted by ISIS and the local community institutions working with them for interviews.…

Patriarch Louis Sako, the head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church, visited Mosul on July 20, touring churches left badly damaged during the city’s occupation by Islamic State militants. Iraqi forces declared victory over the extremist group in Mosul earlier this month. Sako has called for Christians to return to Mosul, but he warned that the…

Forced to flee their homes, Iraqi Christians refuse to return to their hometown, prefer stability in Kurdish capital of Arbil By Tony Gamal-Gabriel Haitham Behnam, a 34-year-old Iraqi Christian man who fled the violence in Mosul after Islamic State (IS) group militants seized control of the northern Iraqi city, stands at his…

By Afp Mosul’s Christian community faced brutal rule under the Islamic State group The jihadists may have been ousted from their Iraqi hometown of Mosul but many Christians like Haitham Behnam refuse to go back and trade in the stability of their new lives.…

By Samuel Smith , CP Reporter (Photo: REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis)A Syrian refugee embraces his son after their overcrowded raft landed at a rocky beach in the Greek island of Lesbos, November 19, 2015. Balkan countries have begun filtering the flow of migrants to Europe, granting…

By Bridget Johnson A fighter of the Syriac Military Council burns an ISIS flag on the front line on the western side of Raqqa, Syria, on July 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Christian forces fighting to oust ISIS from its declared capital of Raqqa said today that…

Girl in a refugee camp. If the Iraqi government isn’t careful, the fall of ISIS in mosul may simply herald a transition to the next phase of conflict. Daniel L. Davis I am currently in Iraq exploring the region in and around Mosul, assessing the current…

BySeth J. Frantzman Assyrian Christians from North America on trip to Israel discuss BDS, rebuilding after ISIS and shared history. PARTICIPANTS in the Assyrian youth trip to Israel organized by the Philos Leadership Institute hold an Assyrian flag.. (photo credit:Courtesy)…

DETROIT (CNN) – A Michigan school board member is accused of making comments that increase the racial divide. Detroit School Board Member Lamar Lemmons is selected to represent children of all races in the school district, so when he made a post on Facebook saying Korean and…

ABOVE: His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Syriac-Orthodox Church and His Beatitude Mar Ignatius Youssef III Younan, Patriarch of Antioch, Syriac-Catholic Church. BELOW: (1) The Holy Mass in Qaraqosh. (2) MEP Adaktusson and H.E. Ambassador Dr. Jawad Al-Hindawi, Head of the Iraq…

By Murcadha O Flaherty AFTER six years of devastating civil war in Syria, a leading Catholic charity has announced 32 projects to support thousands of suffering Christian families. Aid to the Church in Need is backing projects in towns and cities across the country including food packages, shelter, basic help for war widows and other…

Brussels, July 4th, 2017 Dear representative of the Chaldean/Syriac/Assyrian people, Your dedication to the process of finding consensus at the conference in Brussels is a testament to your dedication to your people. It is a testament to your dedication to a most fundamental pillar of democracy – the willingness to carry on when things get…

The head of the Chaldean Catholic Church called upon Christians who fled the advance of ISIS to return home before others confiscate their land. “Stop the internecine fights that cause division and, instead of wasting time waiting, take back possession of our land before others do,” Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako said in…

Kim Kozlowski, The Detroit News Mark_A._Goldsmith_District_Judge (Photo: Wikipedia.com) A judge on Thursday ordered federal immigration officials to provide the names,…