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The Christian Aid Program Northern Iraq is helping people to cope with loss and trauma

As Erbil Christians finally get to govern themselves, Chaldean Catholic archbishop Bashar Warda explains to CT how ISIS freed Christians from the centuries-old understanding that they are second-class citizens.

“Ankawa has become an important center for religious and social coexistence as well as reconciliation,” the prime minister said.

“Ainkawa has become an important center for religious and social coexistence as well as reconciliation,” the prime minister said.

"Freedom of speech is the air that any thinker breathes; its the fuel that ignites the fire of an intellectuals thoughts." Raif Badawi dared to write such things in Saudi Arabia. And he exercised his own freedom of speech, asking questions about faith and challenging extremism in that country -- so he was imprisoned for apostasy for 10 years. He was flogged, although hes not yet received the 1,000 lashes he was sentenced to, because a doctor determined it was too much. Hes been separated from h...

Charter on religious freedom rights released ahead of international summit On: 6/28/2021,  By , In: Nation ...People paddle board along the Potomac River in Washington June 25, 2021. This years International Religious Summit will be held in the nations capital July 13-15. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) Help us expand our reach! Please share this article WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Religious freedom advocates released a charter ...

In the fall, Mar Qardakh School, a kindergarten through ninth grade Catholic institution, will open a high school, the Chesterton Academy of St. Thomas the Apostle, in the northern Iraq city.

Reckless decisions to invade and nation build in other countries leads to more harm than good. Pope Francis just wrapped up a trip to Iraq this week for the first-ever papal visit to the country, a trip the Vatican has described as “an act of love for this land, for its people and for its Christians.” While there, Francis celebrated Mass in several cities and visited biblical locations like Nineveh and Ur. He also toured the remnants of Christian communities in one of the most ancient h...

Cleanse your hearts of anger, pope says at Mass in Irbil Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Irbil, Iraq, March 7, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) By Cindy Wooden • Catholic News Service • Posted March 7, 2021 IRBIL, Iraq (CNS) — Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor thoughts of revenge, Pope Francis told them. After a full morning paying tribute to the victims of...

Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, Pope Francis says at Mass in Irbil Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Irbil, Iraq, March 7, 2021. CNS photo/Paul Haring Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, Pope Francis says at Mass in Irbil By  Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service March 8, 2021 IRBIL, Iraq -- Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor t...