National Review: Why is the United States barring a persecuted Iraqi Catholic nun — an internationally respected and leading representative of the Nineveh Christians who have been killed and deported by ISIS — from coming to Washington to testify about … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Iraqi Catholics
Patriarchs Visit 100,000 Refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan
AsiaNews: It is in Iraq that the Church of the Arab world suffers today. That is where the passion of the mystical body of Christ is renewing itself, following the rule laid down by Saint Paul that “If [one] part … Continue reading
Iraq: Toppling Sadam Hussein Fomented Persecution of Christians
Catholic News Service: The fall of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, to Islamist militants in early June sent half a million residents scurrying for safety, but Christians from the city say they were targeted long before Iraqi security forces abandoned the major … Continue reading
Survivors of Terrorist Attack on Baghdad Cathedral Make Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Expatica.com: “We came to pray to the Holy Virgin, who is our mother. We keep the hope that she can heal us and give us peace, in Iraq and everywhere,” said Raphael Kutaimi, rector of the Baghdad cathedral and sole … Continue reading
Cardinal George Tells US Bishops More Details About the Terrorist Attack in Iraq’s Catholic Cathedral
Catholic Culture: Cardinal Francis George, speaking at the fall meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, told those assembled that the two priests slain in the Syrian Catholic cathedral on October 31 were killed while offering Mass and … Continue reading