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Iraqi priest recounts night of exodus, ISIS invasion a decade later
For Father Martin Banni, pastor of St. Korkis Chaldean Church in Karamlesh, Iraq, the memories of Aug. 6, 2014, remain... Read more
Trump signs law to aid Christians in Iraq, Syria
President Donald Trump signed into law Tuesday the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act, which seeks to ensure... Read more
Hartford archdiocese, Knights of Columbus partner to aid Islamic State victims
In a partnership with the Knights of Columbus, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Hartford are fundraising money to aid the... Read more
Memorial Mass held in US for victims of Islamic State
In observance of a week promoting awareness of Christians persecuted internationally, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil offered a Mass in... Read more
Mosul needs help to rebuild, Iraqi official cautions
Just days after Iraqi forces completed their recapture of Mosul from the Islamic State, the nation's ambassador to the Holy... Read more
'Roughly half' of Iraqi, Syrian Christians have fled since 2011
A new report estimates that between 50 and 80 percent of Christians have fled the countries of Iraq and Syria... Read more
Blessing of cross begins rebuilding of Iraqi towns destroyed by Islamic State
With the blessing of the cross raised up in the city of Bakhdida May 2, the reconstruction of the towns... Read more
After genocide, what's next for Iraq's Christians?
After the United States has declared that genocide is taking place against Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq, what... Read more
For Iraq's Christians, what comes after Islamic State?
With thousands of displaced Christians in Iraq subsisting on humanitarian aid, advocates are asking if they have a future there... Read more
Iraqi Christians grateful, yet uneasy following foiled Islamic State attack
After Islamic State militants broke through Kurdish army forces Tuesday, killing one American and three Kurdish fighters, local Christians voiced... Read more
A plea to the US Secretary of State: Recognize anti-Christian genocide
The U.S. must not ignore the Islamic State’s genocide of Christians. That is the position of a petition drive and... Read more
Satellite images confirm: Iraq's oldest monastery destroyed by Islamic State
St. Elijah's Monastery in Mosul dated back to the sixth century, making it the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq. Muslims... Read more
Watch this video and 'wake up' from indifference to persecuted Christians
A video that shares the testimonies of people who have personally suffered the persecution of Christians in the Middle East... Read more
Grim numbers from Iraq: thousands of civilians suffer death, displacement, slavery
A new United Nations report has tried to count the civilian toll of continuing conflict in Iraq, largely at the... Read more
Most Americans say Islamic State atrocities are genocide
Most Americans support a broad recognition of Islamic State atrocities against Christians and other minorities as genocide, a recent survey... Read more
Dialogue with the Islamic State? Not likely, says Cardinal Parolin
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, said that while interreligious dialogue is important, it’s not likely possible with... Read more
'It's truly a miracle' – kidnapped Syrian priest escapes from Islamic State
A Syrian priest who was captured by Islamic State militants in May thought he would die for his faith. Now,... Read more
Iraqi Christians who fled Islamic State share their story
The plight of Christians in the Middle East was the focus of an educational and fundraising event in Denver on... Read more
Resolution introduced in Congress to call Islamic State atrocities 'genocide'
Members of Congress introduced a resolution on Thursday to label the atrocities committed by the Islamic State against Christians and... Read more
Islamic State destroys ancient Catholic monastery in Syria
Reports surfaced on Thursday that Islamic State militants have bulldozed Mar Elian Monastery, an ancient structure located just outside a... Read more
