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Christians in the Middle East

Seeds of hope in a barren wasteland

December 03, 2021

The Vanishing: Faith, Loss, and the Twilight of Christianity in the Land of the Prophets by Janine di Giovanni PublicAffairs, £22.99, 272 pages ________ “This is a book about dying communities, but it is also about faith.” Janine di Giovanni has written a moving and insightful portrait of the Middle East’s shrinking Christian population, which

The Beat Goes On: CNEWA Approaches 100 Years of Service

January 13, 2021

Led by an English priest, Msgr. Richard Barry-Doyle, one initiative in particular raised awareness, funds and eyebrows throughout the United States. Msgr. Barry-Doyle’s “Call of the East” packed music halls and theaters. Later incorporated in Pennsylvania as The Catholic Near East Welfare Association, the new outfit sought to raise funds to help address the many needs of the endangered Eastern churches and the people they served.

There’s a good reason Christians rarely take up arms in the Middle East

September 15, 2016

Christian militias are merely defending villages from an enemy that will show no mercy. But in doing so they must make dangerous choices

Mother Teresa’s terrifying premonition

September 01, 2016

Working at her side as the West prepared for war with Saddam Hussein, I saw her dread as she glimpsed the future of Middle Eastern Christianity

Carmelites will remain in Aleppo despite continuous airstrikes

August 05, 2016

Only 40,000 Christians are left in Aleppo, according to reports

US cardinal says forces in Middle East are intent on eradicating Christians

November 19, 2015

Cardinal O'Brien, who ministered to dying troops in Vietnam, suggests US public is 'very blase' about ISIS

Iraqi archbishop says he ‘quarrels with God’ everyday in wake of crisis

August 27, 2015

The archbishop says the crisis in Iraq has challenged his faith despite him encouraging Christians who flee to Irbil

Knights launch new TV campaign about persecuted Christians

August 07, 2015

Knights of Columbus have already raised $3 million for Christian refugees

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