Tag: persecution

Christians Fearful After Baghdad Attacks

Zenit interview with Latin Catholic Archbishop Sleiman  BAGHDAD, Iraq, NOV. 4, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Last Sunday’s terrorist attack on the Our Lady of Salvation Syrian Catholic Church, and a subsequent bombing on Tuesday,…

7 Killed in Syrian Catholic Church in Baghdad

Hostages Taken During Sunday Liturgy BAGHDAD, Iraq, OCT. 31, 2010 (Zenit.org).- A hostage situation in the Sayidat al-Najat Syrian Catholic cathedral of Baghdad today ended when Iraqi police stormed the church. At…

Eternal Memory: Bishop Luigi Padovese

ROME, JUNE 3, 2010 thanks to Zenit.org A holy man has died, a martyr of dialogue and peace, a personal friend of ZENIT’s editorial staff. It can only be hoped that his…

Buses of Christian Students Bombed in Iraq

MOSUL, Iraq, MAY 3, 2010 thanks to Zenit.org Four people were killed and 171 were wounded Sunday when a bus convoy carrying Christian students to the University of Mosul was attacked. Chaldean…

Chrsitians Flee Mosul, Iraq

MOSUL, Iraq, FEB. 18, 2010 thanks to Zenit.org The Church’s youngest archbishop is asking for prayers as more and more of his faithful leave Mosul because of a violent intimidation campaign that…