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Near historical landmark, Christian community in SYria slowly returns
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"Thanks be to God, my imprisonment did not last long; they exchanged me for a jihadist fighter who had been captured by the government.”
In Syria, there is Easter hope, but Christians are longing for better days
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“Christians would love to stay and be bound to their country because this is their land… What is preventing them from staying is the instability ...
‘An end to the war in Syria is in the hands of the international community’
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"We always pray for you. We recently celebrated the feast of Saint Joseph, and we asked everyone during the celebration of the Eucharist to pray ...
‘Nobody comes away unmoved from the Night of Witnesses’
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“We wish to honor the ‘martyrs’ of our times and we feel that remembering them once a year is the very minimum we can do ...
Prelate: Muslims encroaching upon Christian lands on Nineveh Plains
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"We do not know what the real motives are, but every Christian citizen is wondering why an Islamic party is setting up shop in an ...
Attacked by Muslim mob, Coptic woman is still living a nightmare
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"I no longer feel safe and I am terrified for the safety and future of my grandchildren and sons. Fear keeps me up late every ...
In Damascus, rebel bombardments have Christians fear for their lives
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"In the now seven years of war in Syria, more than one million people have been killed or wounded. And these are wounds not only ...
In Iraq, a Christian student is back at the University of Mosul
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"My feeling now is pretty good, but will we be okay later? We are still in a state of anxiety as a result of the ...
In Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher closes, reopens its doors
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It was decided that, for now, the city will renounce imposing any further taxes on the Churches, and that, for the time being, no further ...
Our meeting at the UN: seeking more help for suffering Christians on the Nineveh Plains
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“We welcome the increase of urgently needed institutional involvement to end the ordeal Christians of Nineveh. For too long this help has depended on private ...