Tag: iraq

Nuncio celebrates Mass at ancient Iraqi monastery

CWN October 23, 2012 Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, the apostolic nuncio in Iraq, celebrated Mass at an ancient monastery near the city of Najaf, and met with the influential Shi’ite leader, Ayatollah Ali…

Christianity at a Crossroads in the Middle East: Where Next?

Talk by Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, with additional analysis from the SAT-7 Trust team All Souls’ Church, Langham Plce, London W1, 6-30 pm. Nearest tube: Oxford Circus To register for a free ticket,…

Damian Thompson on Syria

“Radical Islam revives an ancient hatred – Damian Thompson in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph Is a new and shocking wave of anti-Semitism engulfing the Middle East and the developing world? Consider the following: More…

Church of the East synod to discuss dialogue with the Vatican

Press Trust of India / Thrissur May 20, 2012 15:25 IST The Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East (COE), one of earliest Christian congregations which has adherents in many countries,…

The Church of the East, by David Bentley Hart

Jan 28, 2011 FIRST THINGS  As you may be aware, several Christian churches in Kirkuk, Mosul, Basra, and Baghdad, as well as throughout the rest of Iraq, cancelled their festivities this past…