Wednesday 08 May |

Saint of the Day: Bl. Miriam Teresa Demjanovich

Christians in the Middle East

Everything concerning the life of Christians in the Middle East: saints, traditions, liturgy, persecution, and current affairs.

SYRIA,CHRISTIANS

Aleteia Image Department

Christians return to Raqa, Syria

Monastery St. Catherine Egypt Sinai

John Burger

1,500-year old library in the Sinai desert opens its doors to archaeologists for first time

Monastery of the Martyrs Mar Behnam and Marth Sarah

Maxime Dalle

Iraq’s Mar Behnam monastery: Rebuilding what ISIS could not destroy

Marminna Church in Cairo attack

John Burger

Coptic church and Christian-owned shop attacked in Egypt

IRAQ,CHRISTIANS

Maxime Dalle

In Iraq, parish life is being born again

HEBREW,CATHOLICS,ISRAEL

Alicia Ambrosio

A small group with a huge mission: Hebrew-speaking Catholics in Israel

IRAQI CHRISTIANS GATHER

John Burger

Coming home from genocide: How to prevent ISIS from rising again

WEB3-VATICAN-POPE-PALESTINE

I.Media

Palestianian religious leaders meet with pope amidst tensions over status of Jerusalem

Kurdish Peshmerga forces help people from Iraq’s Yazidi minority as they arrive at a medical center in the town of Altun Kupri – AFP – fr

John Burger

Christians trying to return home face new obstacle in Kurdish conflict with Iraqi forces

DISPLACE IRAQI CHRISTIANS

Zelda Caldwell

Iraqi Archbishop is on a mission to save persecuted Christians from extinction

RED WEDNESDAY

Aleteia Image Department

Red Wednesday for Faith and Freedom

Destruction made by ISIS of the Christian villages in the Nineveh Plains

Miriam Diez Bosch

The UN doesn’t recognize the Christian genocide in Iraq. This new documentary does.

ALEPPO,SYRIA

John Burger

Syria claims victory over ISIS amidst signs of rebuilding and new life

REFUGEE PROGRAM

Miriam Diez Bosch

Successful programs involving refugees do exist. Here are some of them

ISIS refugees

John Burger

Trump Administration orders direct aid to Christians in the Middle East

Save the Christians in Iraq – fr

Philip Kosloski

Pope backs “Marshall Plan” for bringing Christians back to Iraq

COLLEGE STUDENTS

Zelda Caldwell

College students who survived the Syrian war help those still hurting in Aleppo

FATHER FR LUIS MONTES

John Burger

Rebuilding Christian Iraq: Now or never, says missionary priest

HAYA KALIOUNJI

John Burger

A Syrian immigrant helps some of the thousands of amputees she left behind

Asia Bibi

Isabelle Cousturie - France

Asia Bibi has spent more than 3,000 days in prison for blasphemy

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