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October 2014

October 07, 2014

Parish priest, 20 Christians kidnapped in Syria

From Reuters: A parish priest and a number of Christians have been kidnapped from a...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Off the hookah: owner explains why he named his bar “ISIS”

As you can imagine, it's causing him all sorts of problems. Now this Queens Coptic...

September 26, 2014

“We believe in the sanctity of life…and counteract the abuse of religion to justify oppression, violence and conflict”

From the Vatican's news site: The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and...

September 23, 2014

“Let us pray this evening for reconciliation and peace…”

“And God saw that it was good” (Gen 1:12, 18, 21, 25). The biblical account of...

September 13, 2014

Horror: ISIS releases video it says shows beheading of British hostage

Details: The Islamic State has released a video claiming to show the beheading of British...

September 09, 2014

Pope sends condolences to family of Steven Sotloff

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow for the death of slain...

September 08, 2014

A sister writes from Iraq: “The sisters and priests are a sign of hope among the people”

Sister Maria Goretti Hanna, O.P., and Good Shepherd Sister Marie-Claude Naddaf meet with workers creating...

September 03, 2014

A nun writes from Iraq: “We entered the fourth week of displacement…there is nothing promising at all”

From the CNEWA blog One-to-One: From Iraq, we received a heart-breaking letter from Sister Maria...

September 02, 2014

ISIS reportedly beheads another American journalist, posts video of execution

Details from The New York Times: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has beheaded...

September 01, 2014

Pope phones priest working in Iraqi refugee camp

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis called a priest at a refugee camp in Iraq to...

September 01, 2014

Muslim leaders in UK issue fatwa condemning those who join ISIS

Details, from HuffPo: Muslim leaders in the UK have issued a fatwa condemning British jihadis...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Must-see video: Cardinal Wuerl’s powerful plea on Iraq

My blog neighbor Kathryn Lopez posted this last night, and it deserves a wider distribution....

August 28, 2014

Muslim scholar: “I’m a Nazarene, too”

From Catholic News Agency: Referring to the label “Nazarene” marked on houses of Christians in...

August 24, 2014

Memorial Mass held for James Foley

From The Wall Street Journal: On Sunday, however, hundreds of people descended on Our Lady...

August 24, 2014

Who killed James Foley? We may know soon.

Details: British intelligence agents believe they have identified ‘jihadi John’ after employing sophisticated voice recognition...

August 22, 2014

Is James Foley a martyr?

My blog neighbor Pia de Solenni takes up that question and offers some very...

August 22, 2014

On James Foley: “They made him stand against a wall and pose as if he’d been crucified…”

Someone who was held prisoner with the murdered journalist describes life with ISIS in The...

August 21, 2014

The head of World Jewish Congress asks: “Who will stand up for Christians?”

Ronald S. Lauder offers us this provocative and stirring piece from yesterday's New York Times:...

August 20, 2014

Want to support Iraqi Christians? Here’s a great fundraiser

And it was all started by a deacon. From the CNEWA blog, One-to-One: A couple...

August 20, 2014

In Iraq, one man’s “No” led to a massacre

Chilling details of what is happening in parts of Iraq, via Reuters: When Islamic State...

August 20, 2014

James Wright Foley, Catholic, writes of praying the rosary in prison

What happened to this man yesterday is beyond imagining. But few accounts of his brave...

August 18, 2014

Pope Francis on Iraq: “To stop the unjust aggressor is licit”

From Catholic News Service: Pope Francis said the use of force can be justified to...

August 18, 2014

A plea for Iraq: “As a daughter of Nineveh, a sister in Christ, I write to you…”

This morning, I got an unexpected phone call from Mother Olga of the Sacred Heart,...

August 13, 2014

The Muslims who are condemning ISIS—UPDATED

They are out there—and they are becoming more vocal. From CNEWA's Rev. Elias Mallon, S.A.,...

August 13, 2014

Pope to UN: “I place before you the tears, the heartfelt cries of despair of Christians and religious minorities of the beloved land of Iraq”

The Vatican has released a letter from Pope Francis to the Secretary General of the...

August 13, 2014

From Iraq: two minutes that will put your world in perspective

It's real and it's raw: footage of the rescue of Yazidis in Iraq, via CNN....

August 12, 2014

Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Islamic State: “No cause, no religion, can justify such barbarity”

From CNS: The Vatican called on Muslim leaders to condemn the "barbarity" and "unspeakable criminal...

August 11, 2014

From CNEWA: In Iraq, “the needs are overwhelming”

The latest on the ground: This morning, we received an email from our regional director...

August 11, 2014

An elephant in Galilee?

Details: There are many amazing characters and creatures described in the Hebrew Bible, but elephants...

August 10, 2014

From Iraq: “We are surprised that some countries in the world are silent about what is happening”

From last week, here's a poignant and personal glimpse at what is happening in Iraq,...