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Fakhir Rizvi
Syrian Orthodox Christians Count on Russian Help in Rebuilding Shrines – Greek Church
Orthodox Christians in Syria count on Russian support in rebuilding churches and Continue reading
President Barham Salih of Iraq, second from left, welcomed his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, center, at the Salam Palace in Baghdad on Monday.CreditCreditThaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
By Alissa J. Rubin
BAGHDAD — From financing the expansion of the vast courtyards that lead into the Continue reading
(MENAFN) Displaced Iraqi Christians, in order to make it back home, must be presented with a secure atmosphere, affirmed Iraqi President Barham Salih on Sunday.
Iraq’s president made the statement while speaking to with Christian clergyman Patriarch Gorgis III in Baghdad. Continue reading
Source: Xinhua
BAGHDAD, March 10 (Xinhua) — Iraqi President Barham Salih on Sunday stressed the need to provide a peaceful environment for the displaced Christians to return to their homes in Iraq. Continue reading
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Local tribal customs prevent polygamy ban in northeast Syria
Layla Hassan, the co-head of the Deir al-Zor Civil Council, said that practice in her town is not yet banned due to the tribal nature of local comunities. (Photo: Kurdistan Continue reading
Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, president of Caritas Internationalis, expresses deep grief in front of so much suffering
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A displaced Syrian girl stands among the rubbles next to her shelter in al-Asha’ari, Continue reading
By Amy Austin Holmes, opinion contributor — 03/08/19 02:30 PM EST The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill
The future (and present) of northeast Syria is female
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Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan meets injured people in Douma, Syria, March 6, 2019. (CNS photo/courtesy Syriac Catholic Patriarchate)
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DAMASCUS, Syria (CNS) — Catholic prelates in Syria, accompanied by Philippine Continue reading
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Pope Francis blessing the Lamborghini which has now been auctioned for charity
Money from the sale of a Lamborghini donated by the Pope will help Iraqi Christians forced from their homes by jihadist group ISIS, Aid to the Church in Need said last week. Continue reading
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A photograph shared on “The Wolf of Baghdad” Facebook page shows the Isaacs family in Baghdad, 1927.
Through Baghdadi folk songs and lullabies, British-born musician Carol Isaacs sailed with dozens of Iraqis and Britons from London all the way to her motherland in Continue reading
By Robert Edwards and Zhelwan Z Wali
Iraqi Christian IDPs have been living rent-free inside the apartments above Nishtiman bazaar in downtown Erbil, March 5, 2019. Photo: Robert Edwards / Rudaw Continue reading
by Louis Raphael Sako*
The Chaldean cardinal’s proposal is directed at the president, the prime minister and the speaker of the Council of Representatives (parliament). It is based on the principles of citizenship, law and institutions. Sovereignty, security and economy are its “red Continue reading
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Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre
Marta Petrosillo – ACN | Mar 02, 2019
The papal gift will make possible the reconstruction of two buildings damaged by war belonging to the Syriac Catholic Church. Continue reading
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Justin Welby said hundreds of thousands had been “forced from their homes”.
“Many have been killed, enslaved and persecuted or forcibly converted,” he wrote in the Sunday Telegraph. Continue reading
By Alex Williams
Pope Francis has parted ways with a luxury car, with the money raised by its sale being used to restore Church buildings destroyed by Islamic State in Iraq.
A silver and gold Huracán Coupé presented to the pope by Italian car marker Lamborghini in 2017 was entered into a lottery which raised €200,000. Continue reading
In a message to the faithful, the prelate urges his flock to “overcome with courage” the tendency to see themselves as a “minority”. This is a time to help one’s needy fellow human beings, enhancing the spirituality of a Church that is mystical and oriented towards martyrdom. The Patriarchate is providing 50,000 dollars for the poor. Continue reading
John Newton and Marta Petrosillo
Money from the sale of a Lamborghini donated by the Pope will help Iraqi Christians forced from their homes by jihadist group Daesh (ISIS).
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need received €200,000 (more than £170,000) to Continue reading
By John Newton and Marta Petrosillo
MONEY from the sale of a Lamborghini donated by the Pope will help Iraqi Christians forced from their homes by jihadist group Daesh (ISIS).
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need received €200,000 (more than £170,000) to Continue reading
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Ignatius Aphrem II, holds mass at the heavily damaged Syriac Orthodox church of St. Mary in Syria’s eastern city of Deir Ezzor on February 3, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Ayham al-Mohammad (Photo credit should read
A former sergeant in the Swiss army has been convicted by a military court for fighting Continue reading
Emily Jones
JERUSALEM, Israel – President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria has sparked a movement of urgent prayer and fasting.
The fast was initiated by Succat Hallel, a 24/7 house of prayer overlooking the Temple Mount. Continue reading