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- Nov 12, 2019
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Church in Syria and Iraq could ‘vanish’ if Islamic State regroups, new report claims
- Church in the Middle East
- Oct 23, 2019
A new report says Christians are faring better in conflict-ravaged regions in the Middle East, but the precarious situation means the Church could vanish in places like Syria and Iraq if Islamist groups mounted another campaign in the region.
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Militias’ ongoing harassment of Christians in Iraq, Syria focus of hearing
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
- Oct 1, 2019
The genocide conducted by the Islamic State against Christian communities in Iraq and Syria has turned into continued harassment by Iran-backed militias and shows no signs of abating soon.
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Syriac Catholic Church reestablishes diocese in northern Iraq
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
- Aug 27, 2019
To support the faithful and encourage them to stay in their homeland, the Syriac Catholic Church has reestablished a diocese for the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
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Martyrdom causes of 5 Iraqis to be presented to Vatican in early September
- Vatican
- Aug 27, 2019
Five Iraqis killed by Islamic militants will have their causes presented to the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints in early September.
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Chaldean Catholics celebrate Mary, culture, family at Ohio national shrine
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Aug 20, 2019
With its one stoplight and surrounding cornfields, the small Ohio village of Carey seems an unlikely travel destination. Yet, once a year, an estimated 5,000 visitors swell the town population to more than double.
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Laity participate for first time in Chaldean Catholic Church synod
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
- Aug 12, 2019
The Chaldean Catholic Church concluded a weeklong synod in Ainkawa, a Christian enclave in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, in which laity from the church’s various dioceses in the Middle East and the diaspora also participated for the first time.
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