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…
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July 24, 2014, By Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille, Catholic World Report Each semester, I teach a course called “Eastern Christianity and the Encounter with Islam.” And next year I have a…
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…
Fr Robin Gibbons, Thursday, July 24, 2014, ICN What is happening to the Christian communities in the Middle East is nothing less than martyrdom and destruction of their heritage and our ancient origins.…
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. …
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…
By Tim Stanley World Last updated: July 21st, 2014 For the first time in 1,600 years, Mass is not being said in Mosul: an ancient culture has been wiped out in a…