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President Assad meets the participants at the Conference of Catholic Aid Organizations and Local Churches
Publication Date: 21/3/2022
Source: Agencia fides
The President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad met the representatives of Catholic humanitarian associations and institutions and the representatives of various ecclesial groups on Saturday March 19 who had previously taken part in the international conference that took place from March 15 to 17 in Damascus Congress Center of Damascus, on the initiative of the Council of Heads of the Catholic Churches present in Syria, the Congregation for the Eastern Churches and the Apostolic Nuncio to the Arab Republic of Syria, Cardinal Mario Zenari (see Fides, 11/3/2022 and 15/3/2022).
Iran is squeezing Christians and other minorities out of the Middle East, researcher says
Author: Jonah McKeown
Publication Date: 22/2/2022
Source: Catholic News Agency
A researcher with the Philos Project told journalists Tuesday that Iran is using incremental strategies to squeeze non-Muslims out of the country and in nearby states such as Iraq and Syria, and that the plight of Christians in the Middle East is “truly misunderstood” by most in the West.
Syria lost in ‘oblivion’ on 11th anniversary of war, says cardinal
Author: Hannah Brockhaus
Publication Date: 15/3/2022
Source: Catholic News Agency
On the 11th anniversary of the start of the civil war in Syria, the papal nuncio lamented the country’s loss of hope for the future.
“The Syrian catastrophe is still the most serious man-made humanitarian disaster since the end of the Second World War,” Cardinal Mario Zenari said in an interview with Vatican News on March 15.
The Precarious Circumstances of Iran's Christians
Author: Lela Gilbert
Publication Date: 23/2/2022
Source: Newsweek
The Islamic Republic of Iran never seems to disappear from headlines, while its misdeeds persist—often out of sight and out of mind. A primary example is the regime's ceaseless abuse of religious minorities—Sunni Muslims, Zoroastrians, Baha'is, atheists and Christians, and even at times government recognized Assyrian and Armenian churches. These abuses are often hidden from view. Yet the highly respected Open Doors World Watch List consistently places Iran among the world's top 10 persecutors of Christians.
Syria - Archbishop Marayati: Need to put some order in the flow of foreign aid
Publication Date: 11/3/2022
Source: Agencia fides
The conference which, in mid-March, will bring together in Damascus the leaders of the local Churches and the representatives of Catholic charitable organizations has a very concrete priority objective: to ensure that the material aid sent to Syria by the organizations and matters related to the Catholic Church are well oriented and arrive at the right destination. This information was confirmed to Agenzia Fides by Archbishop Boutros Marayati, Head of the Armenian Catholic Archdiocese of Aleppo.
Istanbul’s Sveti Stefan: The world's only surviving iron church
Author: Meltem Sarsiimaz
Publication Date: 25/02/2022
Source: Daily Sabah
Balat is an architecturally mesmerizing Istanbul district that takes you on a historical journey with its colorful buildings, synagogues, churches and mosques between the Ayvansaray and Fener neighborhoods on the shore of the Golden Horn. The district is named after the word "palation," which means "palace" in Greek, due to its proximity to the Palace of Blachernae, located near the city walls.
The Christian women left behind after another war: Syria
Publication Date: 8/3/2022
Source: Open Doors
Every single day, a young Christian mum, Elham, waits in a long queue in her hometown, Aleppo, to buy the little bread she's entitled to with her quota. Then, she joins another queue, to buy fuel to cook for her little children, as they get only two hours of electricity a day. Next, Elham needs to carry the gasoline cylinder, weighing 40 kilograms, to her home, all alone.
First republic-era church rises over Istanbul’s Yeşilköy
Publication Date: 16/02/2022
Source: Daily Sabah
In the leafy neighborhood of Yeşilköy on Istanbul’s European side, construction workers toil amid the sounds of cranes and hammers on a vast plot inside a Catholic cemetery. They are putting the final touches on the Mor Efrem Syriac Orthodox Church, which is set to open in August or September. The church is of historic importance both for the Christian community and Turkey: It is the first time that a church has been built from scratch in nearly 100 years, since the foundation of the Republic of Turkey.
Christians left in Syria’s Idlib struggle amid banned religious practices and property seizure
Author: Sa’eed Zeino
Publication Date: 5/3/2022
Source: North Press
Alone at their house, Rabi’ Jallouph, a pseudonym for a Christian man, lives with his wife in an area near al-Qeniya town, west of Idlib, northwestern Syria.
Jallouph’s four children immigrated abroad along with hundreds of fellow Christians.
9 Iranian Christians Acquitted: Is Islamic Regime Faking Freedom During Nuke Talks? Expert Says 'Yes'
Author: Steve Warren
Publication Date: 4/3/2022
Source: The Christian Broadcasting Network
Nine Iranian Christian converts who were held in prison for "acting against national security" and "promoting Zionist Christianity" have been acquitted by a Tehran appeals court.
Persecution watchdog Article 18 reports the ruling by Branch 34 of the Tehran Court of Appeal, comes after an Iranian Supreme Court judge ordered a review of their convictions in November.
