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  • Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, pope says at Mass in Irbil

    Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, pope says at Mass in Irbil

    • Mar 7, 2021

    Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor thoughts of revenge, Pope Francis told them.

    By Cindy Wooden
  • Christians, others warn Turkey is ‘weaponizing water’ in northeast Syria

    Christians, others warn Turkey is ‘weaponizing water’ in northeast Syria

    • Aug 30, 2020

    Parts of Syria’s north where Kurds, Christians and Yazidis have practiced religious freedom in recent years are reportedly again under attack by mainly Turkish military and their allied Syrian Islamist fighters.

    By Dale Gavlak
  • Minorities in northern Iraq fear Turkish bombardments, troop presence

    Minorities in northern Iraq fear Turkish bombardments, troop presence

    • Jun 26, 2020

    Turkish airstrikes and ground troops are threatening areas in northern Iraq populated by Christians, Yazidis and Kurds trying to recover following 2014 attacks by Islamic State militants.

    By Dale Gavlak
  • Church agencies in northern Iraq reach those who need help with COVID-19

    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
  • Advocates fear threats to religious freedom, health in northeast Syria

    Advocates fear threats to religious freedom, health in northeast Syria

    • Apr 25, 2020

    Religious freedom advocates and medical practitioners have expressed concerns about the COVID-19 response in northeast Syria.

    By Dale Gavlak
  • In Iraq, aid groups face lockdown constraints trying to help displaced

    In Iraq, aid groups face lockdown constraints trying to help displaced

    • Apr 18, 2020

    A top Catholic humanitarian group expressed concern for the tens of thousands of Iraqis displaced inside their country and dependent on assistance, because access to them has become severely restricted due to COVID-19.

    By Dale Gavlak
  • World faces difficult task in seeking lasting peace in Syrian conflict

    World faces difficult task in seeking lasting peace in Syrian conflict

    • Oct 20, 2019

    Turkey’s long-threatened incursion into northeast Syria after the sudden pullout of U.S. military forces from the country in early October raises serious moral questions on the responsibility to protect civilians caught in the middle of a new conflict.

    By Dennis Sadowski
  • Syria crisis tests Trump’s global religious freedom vows

    Syria crisis tests Trump’s global religious freedom vows

    • Oct 19, 2019

    The Turkish invasion of northern Syria in the wake of President Donald Trump’s troop withdrawal from the region could put to the test Trump’s stated commitment to global freedom of worship for religious minorities.

    By Elana Schor
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