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Despite 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…

Despite 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…

The 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…

Guests 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…

By 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.…

A 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…

By 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,…

Lebanon (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…

CNS 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.…

Socially 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.…

ANKAWA, 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.…

Eric 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…

MENASource 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…

TEHRAN, 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…

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Thousands of Yezidi women were captured by the Islamic State group (ISIS) when they overran the district of Shingal (Sinjar) in  Nineveh province on August 3, 2014.…

© REUTERS / Murad SezerSyria has been contemplating the possibility of building its own “little” Hagia Sophia amid Turkey’s decision to convert the former museum into a mosque.The Syrian Hagia Sophia is planned to be built in Al-Suqaylabiyah in Hama province. The commander of the al-Suqaylabiyah National Defence Committee, Nabeel Abdallah,…

Hagia Sophia – Nserrano Wiki image Source: International Christian Concern Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has announced that it will build a replica of Turkey’s Hagia Sophia, showing its opposition to Turkey’s latest decision converting the church into a mosque. Russia pledges to assist Syria in the construction of this replica. They claim…

 Syria (International Christian Concern) – The end of July marks the seven-year anniversary of when Father Paolo Dall’Oglio went missing in Syria. The Jesuit priest had worked in Syria for 30 years prior to his kidnapping, and founded a monastic community just north of Damascus.…

China (International Christian Concern) – ICC recently reports that local authorities in Huainan city, Anhui province on July 12 notified the elderly members of a Three-Self church that their cross will soon be removed.…

Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Following President Erdo?an’s recent decision to reopen Hagia Sophia cathedral as a mosque, Turkey has faced widespread international criticism for neglecting religious freedom protections. In response, Turkey has engaged multiple tools of propaganda intended to demonstrate how they are a…