Crux’s John Allen: Religious Freedom Starts ‘In School, Parishes and Workplaces’
January 17, 2020Currents News Staff Around the world, millions of people of faith face persecution for practicing their religion. In the United States there […]
Topic: Christians in the Middle East
Diocese Lights Christmas Tree in Grand Army Plaza for Christian Persecution
December 6, 2019By Jessica Easthope and Allyson Escobar PROSPECT HEIGHTS — The theme this Christmastime in the Diocese of Brooklyn is the color red. […]
Syrian Christian Survives Kidnapping Through Faith, Forgiveness
November 12, 2019By Melissa Butz On Oct. 19, 2012, Maurice Agob was in a liquor store run by his sons in Aleppo, Syria. Suddenly, […]
Brooklyn Christians Stand in Solidarity with Lebanon
November 5, 2019By Tim Harfmann Christians in Brooklyn are taking a stand and praying for their endangered brothers and sisters in Lebanon. Paul Moshy […]
Syria Under Attack: Christianity Could Disappear
October 9, 2019By Dale Gavlak AMMAN, Jordan — (Catholic News Service) Turkish warplanes have begun attacking northeastern Syria, causing widespread panic among Christian and […]
Trump: Nations of the World Must ‘End Religious Persecution’
September 23, 2019By Emily Drooby President Trump urged world leaders to protect people of faith in a keynote speech delivered at the United Nations […]
Trump Decries Christian Persecution, Calls for Religious Freedom
September 23, 2019By Christopher White NEW YORK — President Donald Trump called out world leaders who advocate for tolerance while failing to support people […]
Five Years Later: Iraqi Christians Still Face Pain, Displacement of ISIS Attack
August 7, 2019Currents News Staff A nightmare began in Iraq five years ago, one that is still difficult to wake up from for many. […]
Iraq Could be Francis’s Shot at ‘Most Important Papal Trip of All Time’
July 24, 2019By John L. Allen ROME (Crux) — Within just the last few days, two senior Catholic prelates from Iraq have referred to […]
New York Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis: ‘All Elected Officials Should Visit the Holy Land’
July 23, 2019Currents News Staff New York State assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis has just returned from a trip to the Holy Land. Her journey took […]
