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Iraqi Christians fear appointment of Islamic judges to country’s highest court
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IN A COUNTRY where Christians have been subject to targeted bombings, kidnapping, and discrimination, Church leaders are grappling with a new crisis: an attempt to ...
The future of Christians in Iraq, five years after ISIS invasion
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"We Christians are a people of hope. But facing the end also brings us clarity, and with it the courage to finally speak the truth. ...
On Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, a priest tells his flock to be courageous
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FATHER DURAID Barber is a priest of the Syriac-Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul, Kirkuk and Kurdistan. Born and raised in Qaraqosh, a Christian town on the ...
Iraqi prelate waits, longs for better times for his Church and his people
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"However, we still lack the funds to complete the reconstruction of all the homes that were very badly damaged or completely destroyed; we are waiting ...
Proceeds from papal sale of Lamborghini go to help Iraqi Christians on Nineveh Plains
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The village was badly damaged during the fighting of recent years but the Christian community has returned—in large numbers. By now, 405 of the 580 ...
In Iraq, Christians return home—also for the sake of the children of the diaspora
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“We do not know if every family will return to the Nineveh Plains, but we do believe that all Christians have a duty to shape ...
For Iraqi Christian former athlete, sports are essential part of education
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“As long as we have faith, there is no need to worry or fear. Whenever we encounter disaster, we grow closer to God, so we ...
Iraq: Church leaders urge more support for Christians resettling on the Nineveh Plains
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Funding is falling short, the statement said, noting that “there is still a lot to do” to facilitate the return of Christians “to their respective ...
In Iraq, a Christian politician surveys a troubled landscape
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"There is fear that the ISIS will return to our region, perhaps under a different name. That’s because of the lack of political unity in ...
An Iraqi Christian family is home again on the Nineveh Plains
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“It is my wish to remain in this land, despite all the difficult circumstances and disadvantages we have to deal with. I pray to God ...