Middle East patriarchs discuss plight of Christian minorities with Pope Francis

Ishtartv.com –catholicnewsagency.com By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 7, 2020 / 10:51 am (CNA).- Six Catholic patriarchs from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq...
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New Report on Worldwide Christian Persecution Sounds Alarm in West

The 2020 ‘World Watch List’ on the persecution of Christians highlights an unprecedented level of persecution against Christians. Ishtartv.com - ncregister.com Solène...
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Vatican Urges Visiting Iraqi President to Protect Christians

Ishtartv.com –breitbart.com   VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Saturday urged Iraqi President Barham Saleh to guarantee the safety of Christians and ensure they...
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The Role of Religious Identity in Middle Eastern Politics, Reflections on Our Visit to Iraq

Ishtartv.com - aawsat.com David Alton and Wael Aleji, Wednesday, 22 January, 2020   The Arab Spring sparked a wide debate within political and academic circles...
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Syriac monk in Turkey jailed on terror charges

Ishtartv.com - arabnews.com   JEDDAH: A Turkish court has jailed a Syriac monk for helping the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’s Party (PKK). Aho Sefer Belican...
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Statement from the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil, Kurdistan , Iraq

Ishtartv.com Stivan Shany      The current tensions between the two powers must not escalate. Iraq has been suffering from proxy wars...
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Statement of the Chaldean Patriarchate on the 4th of January 2020

Ishtartv.com - saint-adday.com   Iraqis are still in shock of what happened last week. They have fears of having Iraq turned to a battleground, rather than being a...
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Soleimani air strike could mean new danger for Iraqi Christians

Ishtartv.com - catholicherald.co.uk Christine Rousselle/CNA, 4 January, 2020   Christian communities in the Middle East are likely to suffer renewed...
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Ancient Assyrian Aurorae Help Astronomers Understand Solar Activity

Ishtartv.com - eos.org By Mara Johnson-Groh,  31 December 2019   Records of aurorae in Mesopotamia from 2,600 years ago are helping astronomers...
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Where they speak Jesus' language

Ishtartv.com - qantara.de Marian Brehmer, 24.12.2019   There are only a few thousand Aramaic Christians left in south eastern Anatolia. And they are intent...
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