Latin American faithful prepares for November meeting to revitalize Church
- Aug 4, 2021
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For Iraqi Christians, scenes of both horror and hope
- Jul 21, 2021
The latest bombing in Baghdad came four days after 70 children received their first communion in the city of Telskuf in the Nineveh Plains, a region in northern Iraq that borders with the Kurdistan region, and which was invaded by IS in 2014.
With Iraqi Christians, Pope extols women brutalized by ISIS
- Mar 7, 2021
Speaking to a crowd that saw its girls and women sold as property by Islamic State terrorists, and on the eve of International Women’s Day, Pope Francis gave a “heartfelt thank-you to all the mothers and women of this country, women of courage who continue to give life, despite the wrongs and hurts.”
Pope warns Christian exodus from Middle East does ‘incalculable harm’
- Mar 7, 2021
The “tragic diminution of Jesus’ disciples here and across the Middle East,” the pope said, “does incalculable harm not just to the individuals and communities concerned, but also to the society they leave behind.”
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.
Bari trip gives Pope a chance to help save Christianity in the Middle East
- Feb 19, 2020
A lethal combination of insecurity, political chaos, economic stagnation and outright persecution have created a toxic environment in the Middle East – for almost everyone, of course, but in a special way for Christians.
English cardinal calls for more to be done to rebuild Iraqi Christian communities
- 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 Christians face misinformation, Iranian-backed militias
- 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.
Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia
- Feb 11, 2019
In the main square in the northern Iraqi town of Bartella stands a large cross, one of the few overt signs the town was historically Christian.
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