Syrian Bishop Kidnapped by ISIS in 2015 Explains Challenges Facing the Church in His Country
The sheikhs consider Sunni Islam, he said, to be the only true religion and the sole religion of the state while viewing others merely as guests.
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10 Years After ISIS: The Extinction and Revival of an Ancient Syriac Saint
The resurrected story of a Syrian monastery destroyed by ISIS.
A Decade After ISIS: ‘Even When They Tried to Erase Us, God Left Us a Reminder of Life’
The scars of ISIS still linger in Iraq, and the threat of extremism has not vanished. But hope has taken root in the rubble...
Khabur: Recalling a Hidden Assyrian Christian Hostage Crisis
COMMENTARY: War-torn Syria was the site 10 years ago of one of the saddest and triumphant human rights crises in history.
Idaho Teen Arrested for Plot to Attack Churches, Kill Christians for ISIS
Mercurio was charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization and faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted.
Catholic Charity Rescues 20 Afghan Girls After ISIS Attack
The fact that these girls, now safe in Spain, were pursuing higher education made them targets.
In Nigeria, Faith Is Flourishing in the Face of the Deadly Persecution of Catholics
Religious-freedom expert Stephen Rasche discusses the recent deadly violence against Nigerian Christians, including this weekend’s Pentecost Mass massacre, and what Catholics elsewhere can do to help.
New Chaldean Bishop Has Firsthand Experience of ISIS’ Campaign of Genocide
Bishop Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko was consecrated Bishop of Alqosh in Northern Iraq on Oct. 22.
Pope Francis Meets Nadia Murad as Nobel Prize Winner Advocates for Afghan Women
Murad, a survivor of ISIS enslavement, has expressed concern for the future of Afghan women under Taliban rule.
Fr. Jacques Hamel: Catholic Priest Honored 5 Years After He Was Killed at Mass in Terrorist Attack
The Rouen archdiocese began a preliminary inquiry into Hamel’s sainthood cause in 2016 after Pope Francis waived the traditional five-year waiting period.
