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Priest urges prayer for victims, perpetrators of latest Islamic State abduction in Syria
A priest in Syria has called for prayer after militants of the Islamic State kidnapped dozens of both Christians and... Read more
This Jewish man survived Nazi Germany. Now he's rescuing Christians from ISIS
George Weidenfeld was barely eighteen when Nazi forces occupied his homeland of Austria in 1938. He may not have lived... Read more
Mosul archbishop's plea to the West: Save us from ISIS
A leading Iraqi prelate has called on world governments to increase their efforts to defeat ISIS and restore land and... Read more
A year after ISIS invasion, religious minorities in Mosul could disappear
One year after ISIS invaded Mosul, the Iraqi city’s diverse religious heritage is on the verge of extinction, warned a... Read more
Iraqi Christians have lost everything – except their faith, nun tells Congress
Having lost their homes, their heritage and their sense of dignity, Iraqi Christians victimized by the Islamic State feel abandoned... Read more
Facing uncertain future, Iraqi refugees sacrifice for education
Less than a mile away from the local coffee shops, fancy restaurants, and the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, the capital... Read more
International Criminal Court should step up against ISIS, report advises
The atrocities committed by the Islamic State require a strong global response, including action by the International Criminal Court, said... Read more
'I find God in suffering': The gripping life and death of Kayla Mueller
Kayla Mueller, the young human rights activist who was killed earlier this year while being held hostage by ISIS, was... Read more
Is dialogue with Islam possible? Yes, and it's needed now more than ever, Vatican says
Amid continued violence by ISIS and other militant Islamist groups, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue issued a declaration stressing... Read more
Fighting ISIS with a school – Iraqi bishop says education is needed for change
Bishop Bashar Matti Warda is the bishop of Erbil, Iraq, one of the dioceses most attacked by ISIS, and where... Read more
Pope on ISIS killings: Blood of Ethiopian Christians 'cries out to be heard'
Pope Francis voiced his distress at the news of a reported mass execution of Ethiopian Christians in Libya at the... Read more
Ankawa bomb attack strikes unease in refugees with nowhere else to go
A car bomb explosion in front of the American consulate in what is considered the safest city in Iraq has... Read more
With Iraqi Christians besieged, these are the priests and nuns who choose to stay
“At night we often hear gunfire,” says Father Steven, a priest in Alqosh, Iraq. Read more
High-profile Rome exorcist: 'ISIS is Satan'
In a recent Facebook post, well-known Roman exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth said the Islamic State (ISIS) “is Satan,” also questioning... Read more
Bomb attack, ISIS invasion can't dampen faith of Iraqi seminarian
Roni Marzina Momica has seen it all: a victim of a 2010 bus attack and among those forced to leave... Read more
One Christian woman's quest to care for the forgotten Yazidis in Iraq
Shelan Jibrael’s office is located in the Iraqi city of Erbil, where tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians displaced by... Read more
A sweet sign of hope: Pope's envoy returns to Iraq with Easter cake
Pope Francis' personal envoy to Iraq will return to the country during Holy Week, bringing with him the pontiff's love... Read more
Pope's delegation offers comfort, communion to Iraqi refugees
Hoping to awaken the world conscience on Iraq, a Pontifical delegation traveled to Erbil and Dohuk to foster local communion... Read more
Pope condemns Tunisia attack as act against 'the sacredness of life'
On behalf of Pope Francis, the Vatican’s Secretariat of State has sent a letter to the archbishop of Tunisia, assuring... Read more
Pope Francis talks ISIS, jokes about being a 'coward' when it comes to physical pain
Pope Francis gave a recent interview with an Argentinian shanty town's community paper, where he touched on how he feels... Read more
