Reinhard Backes, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 In a dramatic appeal to the international community the Archbishops of Mosul, Iraq have asked for more outside help for minorities in Iraq. Their declaration calls…
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19/07/2014, Jerusalem The Patriarchate of Jerusalem is alarmed upon hearing the horrifying statement issued by the Islamic State group, telling Christian communities in the Iraqi city of Mosul that they must convert to…
2014-07-24, Rome Reports Two of the leading voices in the Muslim world denounced the persecution of Christians in Iraq, at the hands of extremists proclaiming a caliphate under the name Islamic…
07/24/2014 by Fady Noun “The planned expulsion of Christians is a barbaric act,” said Ignatius Ephrem, “unprecedented in the history of relations between Christians and Muslims.” There are states that support those…
Vatican City, July 23, 2014 (Zenit.org) Pope Francis has called the Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church Ignatius Youssef III Younan to reassure him that he is following news out of Iraq…
By Adham Youssef, http://www.dailynewsegypt.com, 2014-07-22 The Coptic Orthodox Church has condemned the targeting of Iraqi Christians in the militant-held city of Mosul, which caused the displacement of thousands into the autonomous region of…
Posted 2014-07-22 UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — The United Nations Security Council has denounced militant persecution of Christians and other minorities in Iraq, warning such actions can be considered crimes against humanity. …
July 14th 2014, 15:08 by B.C., Erasmus APART from praying and lamenting, is there anything else that concerned outsiders, such as the Western churches, should be doing to help Christians and other…
Asia News, 2014-07-22 by Fady Noun “We hear no one cry out” against the brutal behavior that contradicts 1,400 years of history of the Islamic world. The Syriac-Catholic patriarch calls on the…
Scores of Christians flee Mosul amid continued prosecution by Islamist extremists Daily News Egypt July 21, 2014, By Adham Youssef The Coptic Orthodox Church has condemned the targeting of Iraqi Christians in…