ISIS ‘Genocide’ Seriously Threatens Religious Freedom
The Islamic State’s targeting of religious minorities in the territory it controls is one of the biggest threats to international religious freedom, the U.S. Department of State noted in an
What the Holy See told the UN about Middle East Christians
New York City, N.Y. - The Middle East needs peace, human rights, and the continued presence of Christians, a Holy See diplomat told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday. “Christian communities have
Egyptian Minister to Christians: security at risk, reduce visits and celebrations in churches
Cairo - Egypt is under attack by forces wishing to destabilize the Country, and among the security measures promoted by State apparatus there is also the advice to Christians to
Christian Communities Decimated by 50-80% in Syria, Iraq, Since 2011
According to a new report, more than half the Christians living in Syria and Iraq have been killed or fled the country since 2011, mostly because of targeted persecution from
Convert or die, says Shia leader to Iraqi Christians
Dozens of Iraqi Christian families filed a lawsuit against the head of the Iraq’s Shia Waqf (Iraqi Shia Endowment Fund), Sheikh Alaa al-Moussawi, on charges of incitement against Christians. Al-Moussawi, who
Iraqi Christian villages to begin rebuilding process with the first 100 homes
The long road home for the thousands of Iraqi Christians displaced by ISIS is set to begin Monday with the construction of 100 houses-- the first of an estimated 13,000
Victims of Egypt attacks buried in two mass graves
All of the coffins bear the word "martyr" and a note released by the Coptic Orthodox Church also speaks of martyrs. A few hours after the funeral, police released the
Christianity in Iraq Appears Doomed to Extinction
The condition of Christianity in the Middle East may now be as imperiled as it has been at almost any time in the last 2,000 years. This is particularly true
Organised crime seizing Christian assets in Baghdad, says Iraqi lawmaker
Yonadam Kanna warns that criminals are forging papers to get the courts to allow them to seize assets. The problem goes beyond houses, and touches land and businesses. The Christian
Iconic Chaldean church liberated in Mosul
A Chaldean Catholic church whose image announced the fall of Mosul in 2014 has been liberated. When so-called Islamic State (ISIS) swept through Iraq in June 2014, a ‘before-and-after’ picture