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English cardinal calls for more to be done to rebuild Iraqi Christian communities

Church in the Middle East
May 31, 2019

England’s top prelate has called for more to be done to rebuild the towns and villages of Iraq’s Nineveh plains after they were destroyed by the Islamic State group.

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

Church in the Middle East
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.

In Bulgaria, Pope tells migrants they carry a ‘cross for humanity’

Pope in Bulgaria and Macedonia
May 6, 2019

On his second day in Bulgaria Pope Francis made an early morning visit to a refugee center, thanking the children and families for their joy, despite the pain of leaving their homes and the difficulties of integrating into another culture.

Mideast patriarchs urge hope of Resurrection in Easter messages

Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
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.

Iraqi Christians face misinformation, Iranian-backed militias

Church in the Middle East
Apr 21, 2019

Rumors have spread saying Archbishop Bashar Warda – and the Church – have been the recipient for huge amounts of U.S. government money.

Knights CEO says Iran-backed militias threaten Iraq’s religious minorities

Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
Apr 17, 2019

In an April 12 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, the CEO of the Knights of Columbus said that “Christian towns in Iraq increasingly look neither Christian nor Iraqi — but Iranian.”