Church to build hospital and university in Iraq
By John Pontifex Archbishop Warda (courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need) Plans for a university and a hospital in northern Iraq are intended as “symbols of…
Read moreBy John Pontifex Archbishop Warda (courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need) Plans for a university and a hospital in northern Iraq are intended as “symbols of…
Read moreBy John Newton AN international Catholic charity that helps persecuted Christians has welcomed calls by the European Parliament to step up action to defend religious freedom.…
Read moreSweden’s Integration Minister Erik Ullenhag mentioned the Armenian Genocide in his speech delivered at the synagogue on Holocaust Remembrance Day. The speech is posted on Sweden’s governmental website…
Read moreBy H. Zain Syria (Damascus) – A Workshop on Restoration Project of the old city of Maaloula and expanding local participation was held in Maaloula city, 56 kms to the northeast of Damascus.…
Read moreChallenging students to achieve academic excellence while encouraging them to discover their inner strengths was a chapter well versed in the classroom of Dr. Naser Bodiya.…
Read moreMilitants in Iraq have attacked at least four Christian homes with a combination of grenades and bombs, killing and wounding a few people and sending fear into the country’s already terrified tiny Christian community.…
Read more Iraq’s security is not the biggest barrier holding Iraqi refugees from returning to their country, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said Monday.…
Read moreThe Vatican’s ambassador to Iraq, Giorgio Lingwa, visits Irbil January 27, 2011 BAGHDAD — The Vatican’s ambassador to Iraq, Archbishop Georgio Lingua, has…
Read moreThe Assembly called for a Council of Europe strategy to enforce “freedom of religion†– including the freedom to change one’s religion – as a human right. Member states should also promote educational material which…
Read moreMeasure Calls for Creation of Special Envoy to Address Persecution in Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt Washington, D.C. – In the wake of increasing violence, targeted attacks and heightened…
Read more January 29 & 30, 2011 Chicago, Illinois Public Political Rally Chicago Assyrian Universal Alliance cordially invites all Assyrians in the greater Chicago to…
Read moreBy Tracey Shelton QARAQOSH, Iraq – Each day before she leaves for work, Ekhlas Elia Bawood covers her head with the traditional hijab. She does this not because she is a Muslim,…
Read more By Carolyn Purden The representatives of more than 20 denominations attended a service at St. James’ Cathedral on Jan. 23, celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Welcoming them,…
Read moreSomewhere in Jaramana, there is a mother that gave birth to a child, whose father cried “save my son,†and three organizations with international reputation that answered the prayers of Iraq’s war victims ~…
Read moreBy Ken Timmerman Members of Congress from a bipartisan human rights panel on Thursday challenged the Obama administration to get serious about putting pressure on the governments of Egypt and Iraq to halt violent attacks on Christian minorities.…
Read moreWashington DC – Nina Shea, commissioner at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), gave the following testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on January 20, 2011 at a hearing entitled “Christian Minorities Under Attack – Iraq and Egypt.…
Read moreOpen Doors USA Each year Open Doors International releases its World Watch List, a ranking of the top 50 nations where Christians suffer the most severe persecution. The annual…
Read moreJehad Nga for The New York Times A confessional at Mary Queen of Peace Church in Habbaniya Cece goes unused, and services are no longer held. The town’s last Christian man acts as caretaker but aches…
Read moreSomewhere in Jaramana, there is a mother that gave birth to a child, whose father cried “save my son,†and three organizations with international reputation that answered the prayers of Iraq’s war victims ~…
Read moreBy JOHN LELAND and DURAID ADNAN HABBANIYA CECE, Iraq — The last Christian man in town goes to church each morning to clean the building and to remember the past. Romel Hawal, 48, was born…
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