SHARE:
You are browsing topics on: Middle East
On Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, a priest tells his flock to be courageous
category
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 ...
Family of kidnapped Christian in Egypt: ‘We fear torture and savage death’
category
" ... Militants clad in khaki stopped the vehicle. When they discovered that Uncle Adeeb was a Christian, they asked him to get out. Our ...
Church in Syria suffers ‘bleeding wound’ of emigration
category
"We have to strengthen the faith of the people, anchor them in this country, and encourage them to be witnesses of Christ, to be the ...
Iraqi prelate waits, longs for better times for his Church and his people
category
"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 ...
After eight years of war, ACN continues to support Syria’s Christians with vital aid
category
The Syrian civil war has caused the greatest humanitarian catastrophe since World War II, with some 12 million refugees and Internally Displaced People. Today, Christians ...
A TEEN from Aleppo, Syria reflects on civil war
category
“When I was young, my relationship with God was good, but since then, I’ve struggled at times. I always ask, ‘Why, Lord, why all this ...
Proceeds from papal sale of Lamborghini go to help Iraqi Christians on Nineveh Plains
category
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 ...
Syria: A young Christian woman in Homs comes of age in shadow of war
category
"What happened in Homs was very hard. Still, we did not think about emigrating because we have strong commitments here and ties with our local ...
In Iraq, Christians return home—also for the sake of the children of the diaspora
category
“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
category
“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 ...
