2 years after IS drove them from their homes, Iraqi Christians ‘are still in survival mode’, bishop says

2 years after IS drove them from their homes, Iraqi Christians ‘are still in survival mode’, bishop says
U.S. State Department Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken at the Washington Conference on Threats to Religious and Ethic Minorities Under ISIL, 29 July in Washington, D.C.Video capture / U.S. Office of Policy Planning and Public Diplomacy   Two years after being driven from their homeland by the so-called Islamic State, displaced . . . Read More

‘One week’ deadlines for Iraqi Christians to convert or ‘face the sword’

‘One week’ deadlines for Iraqi Christians to convert or ‘face the sword’
A Christian Iraqi refugee sweeping the concrete floor of the unfinished building where she now lives. Ankawa; August 20 2014World Watch Monitor   An Iraqi Christian Mikha Qasha, fleeing from Qaraqosh, has given a personal account of members of the Islamic State, IS, coming to his house and threatening him . . . Read More

Qaraqosh falls, thousands flee

Qaraqosh falls, thousands flee
Map of IS occupation in Iraq as of August 7 2014. Courtesy of Open Doors International   Armed jihadists of the so-called “Islamic State” took over Iraq’s largest Christian town, Qaraqosh, and nearby Christian settlements early Thursday, forcing thousands of Christians to flee to Kurdish-controlled areas. Statements of anguish and . . . Read More

First time in 1600 years no Mass said in Mosul, Iraq, says Chaldean Archbishop

First time in 1600 years no Mass said in Mosul, Iraq, says Chaldean Archbishop
The Chaldean Catholic Church’s Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, in Kurdish-governed Northern Iraq, is reported as saying that for the first time in 1600 years there was no Mass said in Mosul on Sunday June 15th. This is the city taken over days before by ISIS forces. Reports say the . . . Read More