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Christians in the Middle East

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

Asia Bibi

Isabelle Cousturie - France

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

Tom Uzhunnalil

John Burger

Father Tom describes his experience in the hands of kidnappers

DOMINICAN SISTER

John Burger

Iraqi nuns prepare return to Mosul, three years after ISIS expelled them

PRAYER CANDLES;COPTIC LANGUAGE

John Burger

The Copts: A few facts you might not have known about Egypt’s Christians

IRAQI CHRISTIAN DETROIT

John Burger

Iraqi Christians in Detroit get three-month stay from deportation

FUNERAL COPTIC CAIRO

John Burger

Egyptian police suspected in death of Copt in custody

DAMAGED CAR OFF OF ROAD,MOSUL

John Burger

Now that Mosul is liberated from ISIS, will Christians return?

WEB3 – Terra Sancta Museum – Faces from Palmyra in Aquileia – TSM001 – 00000324_SB-00324_ANGE_0340 – 4×2

Lucandrea Massaro

Ancient faces of faith: Rare Syrian treasures on exhibit

SAINT AKHSNOYO CHURCH,SYRIAC,TURKEY

John Burger

Turkish officials walk back part of order transferring Christian properties to government

MONASTERY OF MOR GABRIE

John Burger

What’s behind the Turkish “seizure” of Church properties?

SAINT FRANCIS AND THE SULTAN

Philip Kosloski

St. Francis and the Sultan: An encounter of peace between Christians and Muslims

HERO IRAQ-KURDS-CHRISTIANS-DISPLACED

John Burger

Judge temporarily halts order to deport Iraqi Christians

John Burger

New Melkite Patriarch Joseph Absi succeeds Gregory Latham

FRIARS OF THE CUSTODY OF THE HOLY LAND

Zelda Caldwell

“We did it!”: Franciscans celebrate 800 years in the Holy Land

IRAQI FAMILY REFUGEE DETROIT

John Burger

ACLU asks court to stop deportation of Iraqi Christians

DOCTOR SAMIR GEAGEA,STATUE OF ST. CHARBEL

Haytham Shlomo/ Aleteia Arabic

“They thought they were imprisoning me, but I imagined I was in a hermitage with St. Charbel”

CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION

David Mills

5 Ways to give persecuted Christians help beyond the hashtag

FRIAR NAJEEB MICHAEEL

Zelda Caldwell

Iraqi priest protects ancient Christian manuscripts from ISIS

WEB3 PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS STRUGGLES Arif Ali AFP 000_968UC

John Burger

Pakistan’s Christian community struggles against both law and mob rule

BOMBE, BOMBENANSCHLAG, AUTOBOMBE, CHRISTEN, KOPTEN, KOPTISCHE KIRCHE,

Aleteia

Pope Francis: We must proclaim the Gospel “where Jesus is persecuted”

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