Shrinking Christian Community in Iraq Hit with More Bombs
By Nathan Blac Mourners carry the coffin of slain Christian Fawzi Rahim, 76, during his funeral Mass at St. George Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.…
Read moreBy Nathan Blac Mourners carry the coffin of slain Christian Fawzi Rahim, 76, during his funeral Mass at St. George Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.…
Read moreAnkawa, a neighborhood on the north side of Erbil, in northern Iraq, does not live and breathe like a refugee camp or place of suffering. It is a cluster of streets dotted with Chaldean churches, cafebars,…
Read moreTen explosions target Christians across Iraqi capital, killing two and wounding 18, days after al-Qaeda renewed threat. Al Qaeda recently renewed its threat against Iraq’s small Christian community [AFP]…
Read moreISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News Thanks to efforts launched by Syriac Metropolitan Melki Ãœrek, the Syriac Metropolitan Church in the southeastern province of Adıyaman receives permission for renovations following some legal amendments.…
Read more“Arpah aqmeh go sheta, rashme l’shekla d’khayouta, tlata yarkheh l’koul aqma, kha seqouma qa breta.†From Assyrian-Canadian singer Tony Gabriel, in collaboration with poet/lyricist http://www.ankawa.org/vshare/view/2134/4-aqmee/…
Read moreFrom Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — At least two people were killed, and 14 others were wounded Thursday in a wave of bombings targeting Christian homes in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.…
Read moreBy HEMEN ABDULLLA The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has opened its arms to embrace the persecuted Iraqi Christians. This is indeed a humanitarian act, but simply opening…
Read moreAnatolia News AgencyRare examples of 4,000-year-old artifacts from the ancient Assyrian kingdom are on display in Istanbul’s Hagia Irene Museum, which is hosting a long-term exhibition for the first time since 1983.…
Read moreby Nathan Deuel After a string of terror attacks and threats—including October’s devastating al Qaeda rampage in Baghdad—Christians in Iraq have fled to the north, or nearby countries.…
Read moreAn Aramaic course offered by Oxford University is drawing scores of scholars from as far afield as Liverpool and London • Maev Kennedy • guardian.co.uk, Jim Caviezel plays Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the…
Read moreby Ed Morrissey The war in Iraq has mainly been an exercise in partisanship, at least since the presidential election campaign of 2004. Since Barack Obama took office, however, the…
Read moreBAGHDAD, IRAQ (Worthy News)– “Many†church services have been canceled in Iraq over the Christmas period following deadly attacks and new terror threats, several church groups said Friday December 24.…
Read moreMany liturgical functions called off, no Christmas decorations, and no celebrations after dark. The Iraqi prime minister calls attacks on Christians “a crime against national unity”…
Read moreMardin governor said that restoration of two monasteries and four churches in the city had been concluded within the scope of urban transformation project. Hasan Duruer, governor of southeastern province of Mardin, said on Tuesday that…
Read moreFather Saad Sirop Hanna (C) gives communion to some 35 Christians during the Christmas service at Saint Joseph’s Chaldean Catholic Church in central Baghdad.In Iraq,…
Read more By Bridget Johnson – Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are fervently pressing the White House to stem mounting attacks on Christians in Iraq.…
Read moreDAMSCUS- Delegated by President Bashar al-Assad, Minister of Presidential Affairs Mansour Azzam on Saturday conveyed to the heads of Christian denominations congratulations on Christmas, the day marking the birth of Jesus Christ, messenger of love and peace.…
Read moreby Jeremy Reynalds The last of Baghdad and Mosul’s Christian population are packing up their cars and fleeing for their lives.…
Read moreBBC News, Paris In the Paris suburb of Montfermeil, there was a Christmas service last week to remember those who died in the cathedral massacre in Baghdad.…
Read moreIraqi Christians attended services in Baghdad on Friday at the Sacred Church of Jesus, a Chaldean Catholic church. Others stayed home, fearing violence. By JOHN LELAND…
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