Christians in the Middle East
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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
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