Dale Gavlak - Catholic News Service

‘The Catholic community in the Holy Land is fearful and feels in danger.’

Arab Christians are viewing with growing concern and revulsion an uptick in kidnappings of both their clergy and civilians as violence worsens in Syria and Iraq.

Church bells are ringing once again in the Assyrian Christian villages dotting the Khabur River in northeastern Syria after Islamic State militants were routed by a combination of forces.It's a stark contrast to the mounting concerns for one of the most renowned archaeological sites in the Middl

A prominent Syrian Christian political leader has called for U.S.-led coalition forces to use airstrikes to aid fellow Christian and Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State militants following reports of flagrant abductions and church burnings in northwest Syria."There is a need for immediate a

A Catholic official warned that funding will soon run out to feed and house thousands of Iraqi Christians sheltering in Jordan after being made homeless by Islamic State militants.Syriac Catholic Father Noor Alqasmosa, who is charged with helping the refugees, told Catholic News Service that the fun

The last thing Abu Sabah ever pictured in his life was being homeless and living in a tent in a park somewhere.But that is exactly what he and his family are experiencing in this Christian enclave outside of Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan area of northern Iraq.Sabah, a Syriac Catholic from the