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“What we aspire to is a generation of conscious youth, who will become part of the Church’s presence in Iraq. The Ankawa Youth Meeting is ...

The Sirte Martyrs will be celebrated on February 15, the date of their deaths, on both calendars, making them the first saints to be honored ...

Bishop Kyrillos oversaw the largest Coptic Catholic diocese in Egypt for 31 years, and during that period he became renowned for his efforts to strengthen ...

In 2019, most Lebanese dioceses saw their money in the banking system vanish overnight, making it difficult for them to afford to pay for the ...

They were travelling together April 22, 2013, when their vehicle was stopped by suspected islamist militants. Their driver, a Syriac Orthodox deacon, was shot and ...

“Over the past year, some of our churches, funeral processions, and places of public gathering have become targets of attack; some of our holy sites ...

"We don't ask for anything special as Christians, we want to be treated just as Iraqi citizens, equal to anybody else, no more, no less. ...

He was injured during the Syrian war, in 2012, when a staircase collapsed during a bombing, crushing his hands and much of his face.

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has committed to providing more than US$550,000 in aid to help Christians return to their apartments and houses, ...

At least 60 buildings in Aleppo collapsed in the earthquake but the number of houses that may need to be razed will probably in the ...