Christians in Iraq
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Iraqi Christians face uncertain future, U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom says
The security of Christians in Northern Iraq remains “tenuous” and will require close attention in the future, the State Department’s... Read more
Pope and Assyrian Patriarch: Blood of Middle East martyrs is ‘seed of Christian unity’
Pope Francis and the Assyrian Patriarch Mar Gewargis III have pledged ecumenical unity in support of persecuted Christians in the... Read more
USAID head meets with Vatican officials to talk aid for Iraq
The head of the United States government’s international aid agency met with Vatican officials and an Iraqi cardinal Wednesday, in... Read more
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
Archbishop to UN: Christians are critical to Iraq’s future
A UN panel met last week to discuss the aftermath of the Islamic State’s occupation in Iraq’s Nineveh Plain, saying... Read more
Christianity can survive in Iraq but not without your help
“Iraq needs aid now, or it will be without Christians,” said Fr. Luis Montes, a missionary priest has been serving... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Iraqi Christians are called to be 'artisans' of reconciliation
During a conference on rebuilding Christian villages on the Plains of Nineveh, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said... 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
This priest preserves Iraqi culture found in historic manuscripts
As Iraq and surrounding areas face the destruction of many of the region’s archaeological treasures, one priest and his fellow... 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
In Iraq, necessity makes priests become engineers
Priests in Iraq are helping reconstruct around 13,000 homes in the Plain of Nineveh which have been damaged or destroyed... Read more
'Have mercy on ISIS': The shocking prayer of a young Iraqi
Christina Shabo was born under a tree in a refugee camp after her family fled bombing in their Iraqi hometown... Read more
Pope's Iraq envoy says peace stifled by lack of 'political will'
Archbishop Alberto Ortega, the Pope's Apostolic Nuncio in Iraq and Jordan, has said that in the midst of a drawn-out... Read more
Why Iraq wasn't what I thought
Loai Behnam Toubia pulls up his shirt, uncovering a thick, dark scar – probably 10 inches long – that tears vertically... Read more
'Astounding' – Cardinal Dolan talks about his trip to Iraq
As he leaves Iraqi Kurdistan, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said what struck him most during the visit were the people’s faith... Read more
'You are not forgotten,' Cardinal Dolan tells Iraq's Christians and Yazidis
On his second full day in Iraq, Cardinal Timothy Dolan traveled three hours to Dohuk, the city where the majority... Read more
Cardinal Dolan to Iraqi seminarians: You will convert the world
After spending his first full day in Erbil, Iraq, Cardinal Timothy Dolan gave a special message to men studying in... Read more
These Iraqi children have lost everything – except their faith
Six hundred Christian children whose families fled ISIS violence in 2014 have lost their homes, schools, sometimes friends, sanitary living... 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
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
