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As COVID-19 cases rise, Iraqi patriarch says to stay at home
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Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako said the country’s medical services, still shattered after the 2003 collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime, are ...
In northern Iraq, hope that the pandemic will boost spirit of love
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"[Christ] managed to resurrect the dead and heal all kinds of disease. Our belief in him is great. He can end our crisis. And perhaps ...
With eye on pandemic, ACN launches new emergency aid program for Syrian Christians
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Many people in Syria have already reached the end of their strength, as a result of the war and the ongoing economic sanctions. But now ...
In northeastern Syria, Christians are caught between war planes and COVID-19
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"Christians are loved in the region, especially since the humanitarian organizations are all Christian, and they provide 80 percent of their aid to Muslims. Going ...
In Aleppo, Syria, COVID-19 adds to ongoing suffering, especially for the poor
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“The number of Christian families, of all denominations, in Aleppo before the war stood at around 30,000. Now that figure has fallen to around 10,000."
Iraq: Christians desire ‘a real and profound change of the political system’
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"Personally, I am optimistic regarding the future of the Christians on the Nineveh Plains and in Iraq. Through education and cultural dialogue, we can overcome ...
Coronavirus puts economic toll on Christians in the Holy Land
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On March 12, the Franciscan Pilgrims Office in Jerusalem cancelled until further notice all Masses booked by pilgrimage tour companies at Holy Land shrines.
From a nun in Syria, a message of hope and faith in the time of COVID-19
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“To all our ACN donors, we say very sincerely: ‘Thank you for your enormous generosity. You have helped us for so many years and continue ...
Education and dialogue hold key to Christians staying in Iraq
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In addition to having lost their faith in the future, in the authorities and in a number of their Muslim neighbors—who had initially welcomed ISIS ...
In Holy Land, Churches denounce persistent anti-Christian attacks
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"The Churches are raising these problems at every level and on numerous occasions, but since their voice is not backed by political and financial weight ...