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Russia should not follow US church-state model, says leading Orthodox official 14-07-31
Mosul’s Christians plead for aid from Iraqi government 14-07-31
Middle East churches: ‘we are going back to the prehistory period’ 14-07-31
Nuncio: Syrian war becoming a ‘forgotten conflict’ 14-07-30
Bombing damages Gaza’s Catholic parish school 14-07-30
Syrian Patriarch, in Washington, denounces ‘mass cleansing’ of Mosul’s Christians 14-07-30
Aid Iraq’s persecuted Christians, USCCB committee chair urges Obama administration 14-07-30
Destruction in Gaza nears WWII levels, says Catholic aid official 14-07-29
France offers asylum to Christian refugees from Iraq 14-07-29
Report: jihadists destroy St. George’s mausoleum in Mosul 14-07-29
Roman Catholic priest released by the pro-Russian separatists 14-07-29
Vatican prelate voices fears for Iraqi Christians, during visit to California 14-07-29
Family of Jesuit abducted in Syria issues appeal on anniversary of his disappearance 14-07-29
Patriarch Gregorios III sends greetings to Muslims for Eid ul Fitr 14-07-29
Holy See calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza-Israel conflict 14-07-25
Syrian Orthodox leader laments silence of Muslim leaders in wake of Mosul 14-07-25
Gregorios in an appeal to the world’s conscience: for Muslims and Christians to work together to save the Arab East 14-07-24
Russian Orthodox leadership: tell the truth about downed airliner in Ukraine 14-07-24
Archbishop Amel Nona of Mosul: We need action, not just words 14-07-24
Patriarch Louis Raphaël I tells Mosul’s Christians: do not be afraid 14-07-23
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has donated 1.3 million to Ukraine 14-07-22
Iraq: jihadists expel monks from historic monastery 14-07-22
Patriarch Sviatoslav: Christians have duty to defend their nation 14-07-22
Missile hits Syrian monastery 14-07-22
Report: few Mosul Christians converted to Islam 14-07-22