Christians in the Middle East
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Papal agency raises funds to help Christians remain in the Middle East
The Catholic Near East Welfare Association in Canada is launching a fundraising campaign to help Christians in the Middle East... 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
As Palestinian Christians flee Gaza, priest expresses grave concern
In the past six years the number of Christians in the Gaza Strip has plummeted from 4,500 to just 1,000,... Read more
Knights of Columbus announce Easter pledge to aid persecuted Christians
In light of Holy Week, the Knights of Columbus announced that it will be donating more than $1 million to... Read more
Good Friday collection will aid Christians in Middle East
As the Vatican’s annual Good Friday Collection approaches, the head of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches has encouraged people... Read more
Archbishop of Erbil: Christians in Iraq are ‘scourged, wounded, but still there’
The Chaldean Archbishop spoke of the state of Christianity in Iraq today and what both Muslim and Western leaders can... Read more
Saving ancient Christian cultures…one story at a time
Ancient artifacts. Centuries-old legends. Prayers dating back to the time of Christ. An enemy seeking to destroy it all. And... Read more
Find hope in the sign of the cross, Pope tells Eastern Christians
Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Eastern Christians in the Middle East, who are experiencing persecution and violence, to take hope... Read more
Victims of Islamic State in focus at UN forum
Persecuted religious minorities in Syria and Iraq deserve a better future after suffering at the hands of the Islamic State... Read more
Greek Orthodox patriarch: Christians are not strangers in Middle East
Middle Eastern patriarchs reaffirmed the deep history of Christianity in the Middle East and called for its perseverance into the... Read more
Christians play vital role in Middle East – the view from Lebanon
The Church in Lebanon is working to aid the 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the great majority of whom... 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
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
Be a Good Samaritan to Christians in Syria and Iraq, bishop pleads
As the U.S. bishops discussed immigration at their annual meeting this week, one Syriac Catholic bishop begged them not to... 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
Egypt's Christians to hold restrained Easter services in light of attacks
After two bomb attacks on worshippers at Coptic Orthodox churches on Sunday, the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Minya has announced... Read more
