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Sibel Hurtas A Christian worshipper lights candles following a mass on Christmas at the Virgin Mary Syriac Orthodox Church in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Dec. 25, 2017. For the first time in modern Turkey’s 96-year history, a Christian minority is poised to…
Read moreBy Alex Williams Two recent incidents of gunfire outside churches in northern Iraq reflect a broader campaign of “intimidation” against Christians in the country, it has been claimed. Men claiming to be part of a wedding party fired their automatic weapons into the air for…
Read moreACT Alliance helps Iraqis restart their lives Mosul, Iraq – Most days in Mosul, Younis Ghanim wears a yellow vest and rubber boots, grabs a shovel and sets off to pick up garbage. It’s a small task in the massive reconstruction effort of this northern Iraqi city that for three years formed the capital of…
Read moreBen Kennedy WASHINGTON – North Korea again tops the list of the 50 most dangerous countries to follow Jesus Christ. The 2019 World Watch List released Wednesday by Open Doors USA highlights where action is desperately needed to protect Christians.…
Read moreACN > NEWS > Iraq: Christian leaders call for more support for the Christians of Nineveh “Please do not be a silent bystander to our drama. We call on you to support the Christians of Iraq… while there is still time.” This was the urgent appeal underlying the joint Call for Action signed by the…
Read moreWladimir van Wilgenburg United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, says Syrian Kurds played a crucial role in the fight against the Islamic State. (Photo: Associated Press/Kamran Jebreili) Syria SDF Rojava Kurdistan UAE Turkey…
Read moreraqqa syria ReutersSmoke rises near a stadium in Raqqa, Syria October 12, 2017. Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria has given rise to fears of a new war with Turkey. Msgr Jacques Behnan Hindo, who leads the Syro-Catholic archeparchy of Hassakè-…
Read moreThe departure of American forces from Syria worries some ancient faiths by ERASMUS AND N.P. ABOUT A MONTH ago, the diverse coalition of people who campaign for the welfare of ancient religious communities in the Middle East experienced a moment of success…
Read moreBy Sasha Ingber • U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (center) visited Bahrain on Friday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AP Seeking to quell concern about the U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday described the American exit as a “tactical change” in military…
Read moreBy Mario Schiavone | The Mayor of Bakirkoy and the Metropolitan Bishop of the Syro-Orthodox Church announcing the agreement for the building of the new church The 25 thousand Syriac Christians currently living in the suburbs of Istanbul in Turkey,…
Read moreMunicipal authorities in Istanbul have given the go-ahead for the construction of the first Orthodox church in the city since 1923, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Wednesday. The mayor of the city’s Bakirkoy district, Bulent Kerimoglu, told reporters that licenses…
Read morePhotos: Anadolu Agency The go-ahead for the construction of the first Orthodox Church to be built in Turkey since 1923, has been given by Istanbul’s municipal authorities. In yesterday’s edition of the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet the mayor of Bakirkoy, Bülent…
Read moreJennifer Wishon WASHINGTON — For President Donald Trump, pulling US troops out of Syria fits neatly into his “America First” foreign policy. But as the US prepares to draw down, Assyrian Christians fear they’ll be wiped out as America’s NATO ally, Turkey, eyes an opening to go after its foe, the Kurds.…
Read moreBy Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter A man waves Turkey’s national flag during the Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, November 12, 2016. | (Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas)…
Read moreFr. Paul describes Christmas celebrations in the former stronghold of the Islamic State. Liturgies on the Nineveh plain “crowded and vibrant”. A new Archbishop in Mosul to rebuild the community, on a pastoral and social level. Christians and Muslims against obscurantism, ask for “dialogue and modernity”.…
Read moreFirst deputy speaker of parliament Hassan Karim al-Kaabi called in a statement for “an investigation… to identify those who went to the occupied territory, particularly if they are lawmakers”. (File photo: AFP)…
Read moreAs the country recovers from the IS invasion and grapples with domestic unrest, another year of instability and uncertainty looms Tanya Goudsouzian’s picture Looking ahead at what 2019 will bring in Iraq is like walking through a hall of mirrors.…
Read moreCardinal Barbarin flanked by lawyers as he arrives in court in Lyon Cardinal Barbarin flanked by lawyers as he arrives in court in Lyon AFP Lyon (AFP) Philippe Barbarin, the French cardinal who went on trial Monday charged with covering…
Read moreWhat would you like to learn more about? More than a year ago, Baghdad declared defeat of the terrorist group in northern Iraq. But thousands of Christians who fled their homelands in Hamdaneyah, near Mosul city, say they are not convinced.…
Read morePNN/ Bethlehem/ The Greek, Syriac, Copts and Ahbash Orthodox denominations will begin celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem today. Early this morning, the city of Bethlehem started preparations to receive pilgrims and…
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