Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan

Mediterranean summit to highlight threats to Christian survival in Middle East
- Feb 12, 2020
When some 50 bishops and patriarchs from different rites throughout the Mediterranean gather in Bari this month to discuss the dire situation many countries in the region face, the survival of Christians in the Middle East will likely emerge as a central topic.

By Elise Ann Allen
Mideast patriarchs tell pope they’re concerned about Christian survival
- Feb 10, 2020
In a private meeting with Pope Francis, Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East had an opportunity to sound the alarm regarding the survival of Christians in the region as a result of persecution, extremism, economic insecurity and immigration to the West.

By Doreen Abi Raad
Mideast Catholic patriarchs pray for those suffering, appeal for dialogue
- Dec 26, 2019
Against a backdrop of anti-government protests in Iraq and Lebanon, at Christmas, Catholic patriarchs in the Middle East spoke of continued suffering.

By Doreen Abi Raad

Syriac Catholic patriarch pleads for peace in northeastern Syria
- Oct 14, 2019
The patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church pleaded for “immediate and lasting peace in northeastern Syria and the preservation of innocent lives, especially for Christians, who are the original and founding component of Syria.”

By Catholic News Service
Syriac Catholic bishops optimistic amid dispersion of their faithful
- Jun 25, 2019
Faced with the migration of Christians from Syria and Iraq, Syriac Catholic bishops meeting in Lebanon for their annual synod called upon church members “scattered everywhere in the East and West” to cling to their faith with hope so they “can be witnesses to the joy of the Gospel wherever they are.”

By Doreen Abi Raad
New Syriac Catholic bishop hopes Christianity will thrive again in Iraq
- Jun 11, 2019
Syriac Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Nizar Semaan begins his new mission in Iraq with hope “that Christianity will flourish again” in his homeland.

By Doreen Abi Raad