07/29/2014 The Patriarch, together with a delegation of French prelates in Erbil, came to be among the families of Christians expelled by jihadists. “I bring Pope Francis’ solidarity and love,” he said.…
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Radio Free Europe — France says it is ready to welcome Christians from northern Iraq who have been told by Islamic extremists ruling the region to either convert to Islam, pay a…
Dalia AlAqidi, an Iraqi news anchorwoman and Sunni Muslim, wearing a cross in support of Assyrians/Christians in Mosul, Iraq. 2014-07-29 Beirut (AINA) — An Iraqi news anchorwoman working for the Iraqi…
Sunday 27 July 2014, Paul Vallely, The Independent The former Chief Rabbi is appalled at the lack of protest about the treatment of Christians round the globe, and so should we be…
Vatican City, 28 July 2014 (VIS) – Yesterday, Sunday, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, presided at the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of St. Paul the…
Vatican City, July 27, 2014 (Zenit.org) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Tomorrow marks the one hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, which caused millions of deaths and immense destruction.…
A view from Reformed Christianity in the USA, But NB it is mistaken about the make-up of Christians in Iraq – very few are Roman Catholic; there is no mention of the…
By Jonathan Krohn, 27 July 2014 QARAQOSH, Iraq — Samer Kamil Yacub was alone when four Islamist militants carrying AK-47s arrived at his front door and ordered him to leave the city.…
Sunday, July 27, 2014 Where are the voices of the international community and our Church leaders about the plight of our brothers and sisters in faith and also others of faith and…
See the BBC video report here: BBC News – Iraq crisis: Tense times in Isis-held Mosul And from Independent Catholic News: Up to 2,000 people from the Iraqi Christian community in the…