Monthly Archives: June 2007

In cowardly incident terrorist took the lives of two officials from the National Union of Beth Nahrin in Mosul, During the performing duties of the party in the city of Mosul The morning of Wednesday, June 27, 2007:…

Gathering of all the organizations and Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac associations of Belgium Organised a manifestation: demonstration of Iraq An announced genocide and forced exodus, Is it necessary to wait to react?…

march for the Christians in Iraq. In Phoenix, Arizona, USA.    …

At the Chicago Demonstration; June 28, 2007 We, the American-Iraqi Christians, live in a state of dichotomy. We are gathered here today to inform the American public and media about the case of our brothers and sisters in Iraq. We are also gathered to communicate to the US Government officials our thoughts and demands.…

AsiaNews has always dedicated time and space to the difficult situation so many Christians face in the Middle East, a situation that in some cases has turned to martyrdom. Their fate has touched so much the hearts and minds of so many people of good will that a rally will be held in Italy to…

Rome (AsiaNews) – Iraq’s Christians are above all “Iraqis” suffering from the same evils as their fellow Muslim citizens: we must counter the predominant and incorrect association of Christian- International troops; fight “in a concrete way and not just in words” for a united Iraq so that all of its components may live in harmony…

VATICAN CITY, JUNE 24, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI has shown his deep concern for Iraqi Christians in his numerous pronouncements on their plight, notes a Vatican spokesman.…

A presentation by Father Emanuel Youkhana Presented in the seminar: „Bedrohung und Aussterben der Christen im Mittleren und Nahen Osten“ Arranged by: Collegium Orientale Eichstätt – Germany 18. – 19. Mai 2007…

In Support of the Persecuted Christians of Iraq…

While summer tourists floated through Venice’s timeless splendor this week, the city was also hosting some visitors with little time to waste. Among them was the bishop from Jerusalem warning of the “hemorrhaging” of Christians from the Holy Land.…

Mosul (AsiaNews) – The 3 teachers and 5 students kidnapped June 20th in the Niniveh Plain, North Iraq, as they travelled from Mosul to Qaraqosh, have been released.…

**I posted this story originally in January, but considering the Amnesty Bill fight, I think it appropriate to bump up as a reminder of why Bush’s open border fight is increasingly absurd** In the meantime, as we’re arresting and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars prosecuting border patrol agents, Mexico has detained nine Iraqis, with…

A dark era for the Iraqi christians For the past four years, the Iraqi christians have been targeted by a wave of attacks on their persons, churches, monasteries…

From Arwa Damon KASTAMONU, Turkey (CNN) — The phone calls were chilling. The voice on the end always delivering the same message: Don’t work with the foreigners.…

The Associated Press / Thursday, June 21, 2007 VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday he was greatly concerned about the fate of Christians in Iraq, returning to a theme he discussed with U.S. President George W. Bush earlier this month.…

Mosul (AsiaNews) – Yet again Christians are being kidnapped and murdered in Iraq. This morning 8 Christian students and teachers from the village of Qaraqosh – in the Niniveh Plain –…

By Cindy Wooden /Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The small Christian communities heroically remaining in Iraq must work together, and assist and…

By Cindy Wooden /Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Christians of Iraq are experiencing an “authentic martyrdom” and must be supported materially and spiritually by the entire Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI said.…

WorldNetDaily / Patrik Buchanan On April 1 – Palm Sunday – after bullets were fired into the Church of the Holy Spirit in Mosul, Iraq, during mass, the pastor, Father Ragheed Ganni, a Chaldean Catholic, e-mailed…

Vatican, Jun. 21, 2007 (CWNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news) lamented the suffering of Christians in Iraq, and their steady exodus…