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US aid to Iraqi Christians, Yazidis on fast track via Catholic Relief Services
The United States Agency for International Development has announced it is investing $10 million into coalitions led by Catholic Relief... Read more
'Do you stand by what you believe?'- Mosebach on ISIS killings
Martin Mosebach is the author of “The 21: A Journey into the Land of the Coptic Martyrs.” Read more
Dominican sisters help educate Iraqi children returning home
When Iraqi residents fled their homes during the Islamic State invasion, they left behind their houses, neighbors, and day-to-day lives. Read more
Pence meets with Iraqi archbishop ahead of Middle East trip
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met with Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda of Erbil on Monday for a “substantial discussion”... Read more
A modern horror: global persecution of Christians at historic peak, report says
Anti-Christian persecution is “worse than at any time in history” and in many cases genocide and other crimes against humanity... Read more
UN resolution to investigate ISIS crimes praised as step toward recognizing genocide
As the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday to help investigate ISIS crimes in Iraq, one human rights... Read more
How the US needs to stick up for the Middle East's Christians
Christians in the Middle East are heroic witnesses to the faith, and the U.S. must help ensure they can stay... Read more
Iraqi Christians still need America's help, former congressman says
A recent trip to Iraq drove home the perilous state of Christians and Yazidis there, a former US Congressman from... Read more
US State Department recognizes ISIS genocide in religious freedom report
Religious freedom advocates were heartened by the State Department recognizing in its annual religious freedom report released Tuesday the genocide... Read more
After years of exile, Dominican sisters return to Iraq's Nineveh Plain
After three years in exile from Iraq's Nineveh Plain while it was occupied by the Islamic State, the Dominican Sisters... Read more
Why the Knights of Columbus will resettle Iraqi Christians
The urgency of the problems facing displaced Iraqi Christians has driven a new campaign by the Knights of Columbus to... Read more
Knights of Columbus to raise $2 million to rebuild Iraqi town
The Knights of Columbus on Tuesday announced it will raise and donate $2 million to re-settle Iraqi Christian families displaced... Read more
What the Holy See told the UN about Middle East Christians
The Middle East needs peace, human rights, and the continued presence of Christians, a Holy See diplomat told the U.N.... 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
Why this bill could be crucial for Iraq's beleaguered Christians
After a myriad of reports of United States humanitarian aid not reaching Christian genocide survivors in Iraq, their advocates in... Read more
Pakistan mourns victims of terrorist attacks
Pakistanis are mourning those killed and wounded in a series of terrorist attacks which have taken place this week in... Read more
Iraqis' experiences recall 'what it means to live as a Christian'
An Iraqi priest who was forced to flee his village when the Islamic State seized the area in 2014 said... Read more
Christians assess damage on Iraq's Nineveh plain, ravaged by ISIS
“I don't understand how people can harm each other so much,” sighs security guard Louis Petrus. Petrus recently returned to... Read more
Humanitarian needs going unmet in Iraq, Catholic leaders tell Congress
Given new and expanded humanitarian crises in Iraq and elsewhere, Congress should respond generously to a request to approve additional... Read more
