After enduring persecution, violence and uprooting, a group of Iraqi religious and laypeople are on the path to healing.
Middle East
Posted inFaith, News
Syriac Catholic bishops optimistic amid dispersion of their faithful
The prelates noted that Christians “are an authentic component and founder” in Syria and Iraq. They called for solidarity among all citizens to build peace, hope and unity.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Questioning the narrative about the Treaty of Versailles
The treaty’s offhand attitude toward the non-European world stirred up resentments that lingered for decades.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
U.S. belligerence toward Iran is a failure of moral leadership
A U.S. war with Iran would be far costlier than our disastrous invasion of Iraq, writes Margot Patterson, but it may be the outcome of the Trump administration’s draconian economic sanctions and reckless saber-rattling.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Catholic leaders caution against war with Iran as tensions escalate
“There is little probability that another war in the most volatile region in the world, where the recent and current experiences of conflict in Syria, Iraq and Yemen are vivid, will succeed in bringing peace to the region.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How two Iraqi peacemakers are rebuilding community after ISIS
“We have a mission here; we have a mission with the Muslim people. Our Christian community believes in this mission, that we should be ready to stay, to take this responsibility,” no matter the risks.
Posted inFaith, Features
Can Christianity in northern Iraq survive after ISIS?
Christians are slowly returning to help rebuild northern Iraq, but many remain fearful of an ISIS resurgence and feel abandoned by the national government.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A former ambassador finds much to like in Pope Francis’ diplomatic instincts
The best way to approach things is to find allies in the Islamic world who share a vision of tolerance and openness and who recognize the concept of the Abrahamic religions as having a common core of beliefs.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In Morocco Pope Francis explains what it means to be Christian in a majority Muslim land
There are around 30,000 (including 23,000 Catholics) of them in this majority Muslim nation of 35 million people.
Posted inFaith, News
Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians on Good Friday
Iraqis and Syrians returning to their homelands and refugees living abroad need the help of all Catholics and people of goodwill, said the Congregation for Eastern Churches.