Assyrian Christians Archives

Middle East Catholic patriarchs urge Christmas hope amid despair

Dec 28, 2020

Amid suffering and despair, further darkened by the coronavirus pandemic, Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East urged their faithful at Christmastime to hold on to hope.

By Doreen Abi Raad

Priests say Turkish attacks in northern Iraq displace Christians

Sep 25, 2020

Iraqi Christian priests warn that the latest Turkish military attacks in northern Iraq are displacing Christians and exacerbating a precarious security situation.

By Dale Gavlak

Church agencies in northern Iraq reach those who need help with COVID-19

May 6, 2020

Catholic aid agencies helping the displaced in northern Iraq say they are reaching those in need as the COVID-19 situation slowly improves there.

By Dale Gavlak

Some concerned Turkish president is weaponizing Syrian refugees

Mar 5, 2020

Turkey and Greece are trading blame following the deaths of Syrian refugees trying to flee to Europe, but some observers believe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is weaponizing the Syrian refugee humanitarian crisis.

By Dale Gavlak

Humanitarian groups scramble to help people fleeing northeast Syria

Oct 17, 2019

Humanitarian concerns are growing as people caught in the crosshairs of the Turkish incursion into northeastern Syria try to flee for safety, and groups are scrambling to aid them.

By Dale Gavlak

Mideast patriarchs urge hope of Resurrection in Easter messages

Apr 23, 2019

Catholic patriarchs from the Middle East invoked hope in their Easter messages to people suffering from terrorism, wars, displacement and economic hardship.

By Catholic News Service

Christians working with Syrians: U.S. withdrawal puts minorities at risk

Dec 21, 2018

Several Mideast-based Christians working on the Syria crisis have joined a growing chorus about U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull some 2,000 American troops from Syria. They say it puts Christians at risk and could force them to flee again, and they want the decision reversed.

By Dale Gavlak

Pope, Assyrian patriarch jointly call for end of violence in Middle East

Nov 9, 2018

On Friday Pope Francis and Mar Gewargis III of the Assyrian Church of the East joined their voices in solidarity with persecuted Christians, calling for a political solution to bring peace to the Middle East, stopping the exodus of Christians from the region.

By Elise Harris