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  • Iraqi Christian leaders plead with US, Iran to sort things out

    Iraqi Christian leaders plead with US, Iran to sort things out

    • May 22, 2019

    Several leaders of Iraq’s Christian community have appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump not to withdraw troops from the nation, saying many of their problems were caused by American military intervention, and leaving now would only make the situation worse.

    By Elise Harris
  • Former Jerusalem patriarch: Time to move away from war

    Former Jerusalem patriarch: Time to move away from war

    • May 21, 2019

    Appealing to Israel and the United States, Archbishop Michel Sabbah, retired Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, said it was time to move away from war.

    By Judith Sudilovsky
  • Lebanon’s former Maronite Christian patriarch Sfeir dies

    Lebanon’s former Maronite Christian patriarch Sfeir dies

    • May 12, 2019

    Cardinal Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, an outspoken and feisty personality who also played a key role in shaping the country’s post-war politics, died in a Beirut hospital two weeks after he was admitted suffering from a chest infection.

    By Associated Press
  • Peace prayers offered on centennial of statue’s return to Israel monastery

    Peace prayers offered on centennial of statue’s return to Israel monastery

    • May 7, 2019

    Israel’s second largest annual Christian gathering became a vehicle to pray for peace as tensions between Israel and Palestinians living in Gaza intensified.

    By Judith Sudilovsky
  • Letters from zones of anti-Christian violence speak of hope

    Letters from zones of anti-Christian violence speak of hope

    • Apr 30, 2019

    Letters from the Central African Republic and Syria, where Christians are suffering persecution, speak of hope.

    By Inés San Martín
  • No loans, no aid: Just Palestinian refugees in an international business

    No loans, no aid: Just Palestinian refugees in an international business

    • Apr 28, 2019

    The poorest of Jordan’s 10 camps for Palestinian refugees would seem to be the unlikeliest place from which to launch an international business, but SEP Jordan is no usual enterprise. Here, 350 Palestinian refugee women — and a few Syrians — practice their traditional craft of embroidery, but with a modern twist.

    By Dale Gavlak
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