However, the exact number of Christians in Iraq is subject to controversy. “It is generally not possible to fully rely on the figures cited by Christian organizations and churches, as they are ...

During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups ...

Soedertaelje – a small town with a large Iraqi Christian community – took in some 4,000 Iraqi refugees in 2006 and 2007. It expects to receive another 1,000 in 2008, according to AFP. Benyamin Atas, ...

the seat of northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region, but was among the first Christians to return to Mosul, where he lives in a small house next to the church that Francis had visited.

He set an example by choosing to live in Room 201 at the Santa Marta — a small ... visit to Iraq, despite immense security risks. In Mosul, where ISIS militants once ransacked churches, Pope ...

Pope Francis was the first pope to visit Iraq. For the Rev. Father Fadie Gorgies of the St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in Troy, Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of care and compassion for ...

In the historic Al-Tahera church in the nearby ... his children in this small village, whose population has dwindled due to the emigration of thousands because of the injustice." In 2014, the Islamic ...

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) – Church ... small village, whose population has dwindled due to the emigration of thousands because of the injustice.” In 2014, the Islamic State group swept through ...

Both major churches are calling for stricter licensing ... handheld anti-tank weapons and 500,000 rounds of ammunition for small arms. Many of the licenses were granted after the Islamist ...