Monthly Archives: February 2020

Niraj Warikoo Detroit Free PressVice President Mike Pence speaks to the Detroit Economic Club on Monday, August 19, 2019, at the Motor City Casino Sound Board.Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press…

For Fr Paul Thabit Mekko, solidarity is the “key word” that inspires deeds and actions among the faithful concerned not only for the local reality, but also the whole country. In Karamles a new community centre will see the day by Easter, providing as place to meet and share. Hope for a new model of…

St Kyriakos Chaldean Catholic Church, Batnaya(Photo: Aid to the Church in Need) A major restoration programme is underway in Iraq to rebuild a Christian village that was nearly completely razed to the ground after being occupied by Daesh (ISIS).…

John PontifexChurch tower emerges from rubble Source: ACN A massive programme has just received the go ahead to help revive a Christian village in Iraq, which was almost completely razed to the ground after being seized by Daesh (ISIS).…

Beth LeBlanc The Detroit NewsTroy — Vice President Mike Pence met Tuesday with the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce ahead of a Troy rally to discuss possible relief from deportations for some Iraqi nationals.…

Gabriella Patti CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICESinger Josh Groban and Father Patrick Setto, assistant pastor of Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield, Mich., are pictured in a combination photo. During a Feb. 9, 2020, concert in in Windsor, Ontario, Groban, a world-famous tenor,…

Lowest parliamentary vote turnout since 1979 revolution reflects disillusionment among reformist backers, analysts say. by Arwa Ibrahim Poll workers in Tehran during Friday’s parliamentary election [Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA via Reuters]…

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service CNS photo/Paul HaringBishop John M. Botean of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George’s in Canton, Ohio, returns to his seat after receiving Communion as bishops of the Eastern Catholic churches in the United States concelebrate a Divine Liturgy in the crypt of St. Peter’s…

Singer Josh Groban and Father Patrick Setto, assistant pastor of Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church in Southfield, Mich., are pictured in a combination photo. During a Feb. 9, 2020, concert in in Windsor, Ontario, Groban, a world-famous tenor, passed the microphone to the priest and he began singing “Who Can Say for Certain”…

After eight years, the city’s international airport reopened to flights. The reopening of the highway to the capital has been marked with street celebrations. Archbishop Audo sees “positive” signs, but stresses the importance of reconstruction, territorial integrity and international support. Christians want to contribute to reconstruction.…

Catholic News AgencyIsis training center in Christian church, Iraq (Lena Ha/Shutterstock)The rebuilding of a Syriac Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq, destroyed by ISIS will begin soon, the UN’s heritage agency (UNESCO) has announced.…

Helping persecuted Christians “is not somebody else’s business: it’s our business” – Archbishop John Wilson By John Pontifex SOUTHWARK’S new Archbishop has made an urgent call for action to support persecuted Christians saying helping them “is not somebody else’s business: it’s our business”.…

Junno Arocho Esteves CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICEBishop Jacob Angadiath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago, center, prepares to concelebrate a Divine Liturgy with bishops of the Eastern Catholic churches in the United States at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in…

The UAE’s Ministry of Culture is funding the project in the city once occupied by ISIS A Christian fighter from Hashed Al Shaabi (Popular Moblisation units) walks inside a heavily damaged Syriac Orthodox church named Al Tahera in the old city of Mosul on January 9, 2018. AFP…

Rana al-Ahmde YouTube/Aso NetworkA still from a video shows people attending the first Islamic forum in Raqqa, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2020. RAQQA, Syria — Since the city of Raqqa was freed from the Islamic State (IS) in…

After Andrew Brunson’s release, foreign evangelists find it increasingly difficult to stay and serve.Jayson Casper Image: Source Images: Congin Kim / Annie Spratt / UnsplashFive days after her husband’s murder, Jung Kyung-In named her newborn daughter…

Lawk Ghafuri ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – In a reflection of the devastation caused by the Islamic State’s (ISIS) rapid conquest of western and northern regions of Iraq in 2014, the poverty rate in Iraq increased dramatically between 2013 and 2014. …

Sophie Woodrooffe / Coast Reporter?Rev. Ayboob Adwar is the interim Priest-in-Charge at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church in Sechelt.For the interim priest at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church in Sechelt, appreciation for community runs deep.…

Mohammad Ali  ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 15th Feb, 2020) Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, today, received in his palace Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, and his accompanying delegation.…

By Stefan J. Bos-Nigeria’s army is under pressure to improve protection for minority Christians amid increased Islamic attacks. WASHINGTON/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)– Supporters of a recent Washington breakfast meeting dedicated to persecuted Christians fear several…