Amid Rising Anxiety in Erbil, Catholic Archbishops Say Prayer, Dialogue Are Path to Peace
Catholic leaders in Iraq are calling for prayer and peace talks as the country faces repercussions from the widening war in the Middle East.
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Iranian Missile Attack Stirs Fears of Erbil’s Christians
The region, which was targeted by one of the pair of missile attacks launched yesterday as retaliation against the U.S., is home to several thousand Christians who have been trying to rebuild their lives.
Religious Leaders, Scholars Ask Obama to Declare ISIS Violence a Genocide
The letter to the president states that without ‘swift moral leadership,’ indigenous Christian, Yazidi, and other religious communities in the Middle East face extinction by the terrorist army.
Knights of Columbus to Send One Month of Food to Iraqi Refugees
This shipment of food supplies will bring their assistance to more than $4 million
‘We Will Not Forget Those Who Helped Us’
A U.S. priest gives firsthand account of the plight of Christian refugees in Erbil, Iraq.
Among the Ruins of Iraq, Christians’ Faith Burns Brightly
‘There is a kind of feeling that they cannot express,’ Archbishop Bashar Warda said, ‘but they at least feel relaxed in a way that even if, God forbid, something would happen, they are in safe hands.’
Facing an Uncertain Future, Iraqi Refugees Sacrifice for Education
Having fled the violence of the Islamic State group (ISIS), some 150 Christian families have begun to settle into their new surroundings.
Fighting ISIS With a School — Iraqi Bishop Says Education Is Needed for Change
'The fanatical mentality of ISIS is not a new phenomenon,' the bishop of Erbil said. 'It has always existed, except that now it has increased, because of the chaos the country is going through.'
Ankawa Bomb Attack Strikes Anxiety in Refugees With Nowhere Else to Go
Ankawa is a Christian city where more than 70,000 Christians fled after their villages came under attack by the Islamic State last June.
Iraqi Priests Protect Historic Christian Writings From Islamic State
Dominican Father Najeeb Michaeel rescued 1,300 manuscripts from Mosul last summer, as it was being overrun by the Islamist militants.
