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Christian heritage found ransacked in monastery retaken from Islamic State

Nov 22, 2016

Iraqi Christians retake the occupied regions of Iraq after a two year occupation by the Islamic State only to find their heritage and history ransacked and in ruins.

By Stephen Kalin

Richard Rohr wants Christians to see the Trinity as a divine dance

Oct 19, 2016

A Franciscan priest and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, N.M., Richard Rohr believes that people in the early 21st century are primed to rediscover the idea of God as a Trinity, meaning relational, open and endlessly creative.

By Brandon Ambrosino

Where have all the Christians gone?

Jul 29, 2015

Your notion of whether or not the United States is a “Christian nation” could be colored by where you live. In Dallas, for example, nearly 8 in 10 residents are Christian, but in San Francisco, fewer than half identify as Christian – and the number of those claiming no religious

By Michael O'Loughlin

Kidnap victim details 92-day ordeal and his view of Christian plight in Egypt

Jun 30, 2015

During the 92 days Wadie Ramses was held captive in the Egyptian desert, blindfolded and handcuffed, the most terrifying moments came when he could overhear his radical Muslim kidnappers debating whether to behead the Christian doctor or keep him alive to collect a ransom.

By Inés San Martín

I'm still here

Jun 24, 2015

First, thank you for your concern. After admitting my faith “funk” last week following an evening with Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett, two leading proponents of so-called “New Atheism,” Crux readers rallied to cheer me up. Hang in there, you wrote via comments and e-mails, assuring me we all have

By margeryeagan

Pope denounces ‘inhuman’ ISIS violence in message to refugees

Dec 6, 2014

In many ways, Erbil is now a city in ruins that mere months ago was an up-and-coming commercial hub. Behind church walls, abandoned sport centers, and in the shades of half-finished buildings, up to 400,000 refugees await a more permanent destination that might take years to arrive.

By Inés San Martín