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About 750 young Christians meet in Homs for the future of the Church and Syria
Publication Date: 29/4/2022
Source: Asia News
An ecumenical meeting is currently under way in Homs, from 28 April to 1 May, bringing together about 750 young Syrian Christians, from different Churches, congregations, and regions.
The event is meant to be a stage in the path of renaissance for the country and its Catholic and other communities. It follows a conference in Damascus in mid-March that that included many Church leaders, a virtual Pentecost of the Syrian Church on a journey of “charity and synodality”.
Egyptian Christians alarmed by murder of Alexandria priest
Publication Date: 24/4/2022
Source: Al-Monitor
Egypt's Christians are fearful in the wake of the stabbing death of a priest by a Muslim fundamentalist in the northern coastal city of Alexandria.
Father Arsanios Wadeed of the Virgin Mary and the St. Paul the Apostle churches in Alexandria was attacked by a bearded man April 6 as he was leaving the beach where he had met with some members of his congregation.
The 56-year-old priest, who was known to enjoy cordial relations with Muslims in Alexandria, was bidding farewell to the congregants when the assailant stabbed him in the neck with a knife, according to eyewitnesses.
19th century Iraq church holds first Mass since Daesh defeat
Publication Date: 2/5/2022
Source: Arab News
Dozens of faithful celebrated Mass on Saturday at a Mosul church in northern Iraq for the first time since it was restored after its ransacking by Daesh terrorists.
Church leaders condemn attack during funeral of slain Palestinian journalist
Author: Inés San Martín
Publication Date: 16/5/2022
Source: Crux Now
Jerusalem’s Christian churches came together to condemn the scenes of Israeli police beating mourners during the funeral of a Palestinian-American journalist who was shot and killed in the field, allegedly by Israel Defense Forces (IDF). They called the police violence an attack on religious freedom.
Syria: Qamishli's Christians get ready for Easter as they pray for their homeland
Publication Date: 21/4/2022
Source: The New Arab
Christians in Qamishli in the Al-Hasakah province, northeast Syria, celebrated Palm Sunday last week, amid a festive atmosphere as the city's streets filled with the sound of drums and the Qamishli Scouts' brass band marched through the streets, their tunes filling the air.
For Iraq’s Christians, home is the sweetest despite its hardships
Author: Dilan Sirwan and Julian Bechocha
Publication Date: 17/4/2022
Source: Rudaw
Returning home is dangerous, job opportunities are on the low, and the once welcoming Kurdish capital is no longer a sanctuary for Christian families who fled the Nineveh Plains in fear of the Islamic State (ISIS) eight years ago, as daily expenses are on the rise and humanitarian aid is running out.
Iraq celebrates first Easter 'Holy Fire'
Publication Date: 24/4/2022
Source: Al Mayadeen
For the first time, thousands of Iraqis celebrated the arrival of the "Holy Fire" brought from Christianity's holiest site in Al-Quds to mark Orthodox Easter.
Vatican’s envoy to Syria laments Ukraine’s similar ‘descent into hell’
Author: Elise Ann Allen
Publication Date: 16/3/2022
Source: Crux
As the war in Syria – among the world’s most catastrophic manmade humanitarian disasters since World War II – reaches its 11th anniversary, the Vatican’s envoy to the country has lamented that in Europe, similar devastation is unfolding in the Ukraine conflict.
