Pope baptizes formerly conjoined twins who were separated at Vatican hospital
- Aug 10, 2020
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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